Journal article

Publication year: 2016

Pages: 554-568

Journal: Journal of Business Research

Volume number: 69

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 0148-2963

eISSN: 1873-7978

Open access status: Green

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.05.011

Publisher: Elsevier

Abstract: 
The entrepreneurship literature recognizes the substantial contributions of networks to firm performance. However, the circumstances under which cohesive versus diversified networks drive firm performance remain unclear. To rectify this situation, the present meta-analysis integrates the results of 68 independent samples (N = 16,364). The findings indicate both cohesive and diversified networks relate to performance (r(c) = .164 and r(c) = .182). Moderator analyses suggest that diversified networks are particularly effective for large firms, firms competing in innovative industries and in well-developed financial markets. Cohesive networks relate to performance in small firms but not in large firms. These findings suggest that the relationship between networks and performance is context-dependent. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Harvard Citation style: Rauch, A., Rosenbusch, N., Unger, J. and Frese, M. (2016) The effectiveness of cohesive and diversified networks: A meta-analysis, Journal of Business Research, 69(2), pp. 554-568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.05.011

APA Citation style: Rauch, A., Rosenbusch, N., Unger, J., & Frese, M. (2016). The effectiveness of cohesive and diversified networks: A meta-analysis. Journal of Business Research. 69(2), 554-568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.05.011