ABSTRACT

This mixed-method study examines entrepreneurial networks as informal institutions established by local entrepreneurs in order to navigate the voids of formal institutions in the context of transitional economies. We first hypothesize the model developed in the qualitative study based on the voice of local practitioners and supported with literature. Then, we quantitatively test the model in two different contexts of institutional void – in the rent-seeking Ukraine and state-controlled Belarus in 2000s. It reveals that entrepreneurs who embrace norms of ‘right ties,’ ‘right identity,’ ‘right interests’ and ‘right actions’ rease their chances to join local entrepreneurial networks as perceived reliable personally and professionally, which results in network support. In a rent-seeking economy, entrepreneurs refer to ‘right identity’ and ‘right interests’ as priorities for their networks as informal institutions, while in the state-controlled economy, entrepreneurs prioritize ‘right identity’ and ‘right actions’.

摘要

这项混合方法的研究将企业家网络视为由当地企业家建立的非正式机构，以便在转型经济背景下驾驭正规机构的空白。我们首先根据本地从业人员的声音并在文献的支持下，对定性研究中开发的模型进行假设。然后，我们在制度无效的两种不同背景下对模型进行了定量检验-在寻求租金的乌克兰和2000年代由国家控制的白俄罗斯。它揭示了那些接受“正确的联系”，“正确的身份”，“正确的利益”和“正确的行为”规范的企业家增加了他们加入本地企业家网络的机会，这些个人和职业被认为是可靠的，从而得到了网络的支持。在寻租经济中，