Software Entrepreneurship: Knowledge Networks and Performance of Software Ventures in China and Russia

38 Pages Posted: 4 Apr 2005

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Bat Batjargal

Harvard University - Davis Center

Date Written: February 2005

Abstract

This study examines the impact of entrepreneurs' network structure and knowledge homogeneity/heterogeneity of their network members on product development, and revenue growth of software ventures in China and Russia. The empirical data are composed of structured interviews with 159 software entrepreneurs in Beijing and Moscow. The study found that structural holes and knowledge heterogeneity affect positively product diversity in interactive ways. The study also found that knowledge homogeneity accelerates product development. Product development speed enhances revenue growth in the long term. However, the combination of speed with dense and homogeneous networks harms revenue growth over time. The effects of structural holes and knowledge heterogeneity on product diversity and revenue growth over time are more salient in Russia due to the unique institutional, social, and cultural conditions present in the country.

Keywords: networks, knowledge, entrepreneurs, software, China, Russia.

JEL Classification: M13, D85, L14, L25, P27

Suggested Citation

Batjargal, Bat, Software Entrepreneurship: Knowledge Networks and Performance of Software Ventures in China and Russia (February 2005). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=682526 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.682526

Bat Batjargal (Contact Author)

Harvard University - Davis Center ( email )

Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

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