Kinship in Entrepreneur Networks: Performance Effects of Resource Assembly in Africa

By Jane N. O. Khayesi, Gerard George, John Antonakis. 2014

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We examine the relationship among structural social capital, resource assembly, and firm performance of entrepreneurs in Africa. We posit that social capital primarily composed of kinship or family ties helps the entrepreneur to raise resources, but it does so at a cost. Using data drawn from small firms in Kampala, Uganda, we explore how shared identity among the entrepreneur's social network moderates the relationship between social capital and outcomes. A large network contributed a higher quantity of resources raised, but at a higher cost when shared identity was high. We discuss the implications of these findings for the role of family ties and social capital in resource assembly, with an emphasis on developing economies.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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Does financial resource slack drive sustainability expenditure in developing economy small and medium-sized enterprises? (2017, background): “Thus, ties to kinships, villages of origin, religion, and political party are important aspects of conducting business in sub-Saharan Africa (Khayesi, George, and Antonakis, 2014).”
Social structure, reasonable gain, and entrepreneurship in Africa (2016, unknown): “In the African context, kinship has extraordinary importance as a source of physical, emotional, and social stability (Khayesi, George, and Antonakis, 2014; Kiggundu, 2002).”
Bringing Africa In: Promising Directions for Management Research (2016, background): “Other studies emphasize social structure and the importance of social capital, family ties, and communal orientation as a driving force for entrepreneurship (George, Kotha, et al., 2015; Khayesi et al., 2014).”