A tale of two cultures: Social networks and competitive advantage

Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 321 - 347
Published: Sep 11, 2018
Abstract
To study how firm networks function in different cultures, we employ meta-analysis methods to examine the impacts of tightness-looseness and individualist-collectivist cultures on the links between network centrality/structural holes and competitive advantage. Based on a sample from 74 studies encompassing 30,930 samples, we find that network centrality has a stronger positive impact on competitive advantage than structural holes. In addition,...
Paper Details
Title
A tale of two cultures: Social networks and competitive advantage
Published Date
Sep 11, 2018
Volume
36
Issue
2
Pages
321 - 347
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