Can One Stone Kill Two Birds? Political Relationship Building and Partner Acquisition in New Ventures

Can One Stone Kill Two Birds? Political Relationship Building and Partner Acquisition in New Ventures

We extend the resource dependence theory to argue for the opposing effects of political relationship building on new ventures’ abilities to obtain suppliers and buyers. By signaling endorsement and better access to resources, political connection enhances new ventures’ legitimacy and bargaining posi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Entrepreneurship theory and practice 2020-07, Vol.44 (4), p.817-841
Hauptverfasser: Luo, Xiaowei Rose, Yang, Ling, He, Xiaobin
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