TY - JOUR
T1 - Networking in Weak Institutions: When Is It Good for Small Business Investment? The Case of Vietnam
AU - Nguyen, Bach
N1 - Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The International Association for Chinese Management Research
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - This study investigates the influence of business-specific, bank-specific, and political-specific networks on small firm investments in Vietnam. Also, we aim to explain how these social networks substitute the weaknesses of local institutions. Examining a set of more than 9,800 firm-year observations of small businesses in Vietnam from 2005-2015, we find that social ties with bank officials can boost firm investments; social ties with government officials can help firms overcome institutional voids; whereas social ties with businesspeople appear trivial to investment decisions. More importantly, we propose that networking, especially networks built upon connections with government officials can substitute local institutions by addressing the weaknesses in (1) inefficient legal enforcement, (2) corruption, (3) bureaucratic compliance, and (4) non-transparent governance system.
AB - This study investigates the influence of business-specific, bank-specific, and political-specific networks on small firm investments in Vietnam. Also, we aim to explain how these social networks substitute the weaknesses of local institutions. Examining a set of more than 9,800 firm-year observations of small businesses in Vietnam from 2005-2015, we find that social ties with bank officials can boost firm investments; social ties with government officials can help firms overcome institutional voids; whereas social ties with businesspeople appear trivial to investment decisions. More importantly, we propose that networking, especially networks built upon connections with government officials can substitute local institutions by addressing the weaknesses in (1) inefficient legal enforcement, (2) corruption, (3) bureaucratic compliance, and (4) non-transparent governance system.
UR - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/management-and-organization-review/article/abs/networking-in-weak-institutions-when-is-it-good-for-small-business-investment-the-case-of-vietnam/65992321EB1E4BF1CD0BC14EC730B007
U2 - 10.1017/mor.2020.85
DO - 10.1017/mor.2020.85
M3 - Article
SN - 1740-8776
VL - 18
SP - 583
EP - 620
JO - Management and Organization Review
JF - Management and Organization Review
IS - 3
ER -