This study examines the ways in which networking characteristics and practices influence the economic performance of creative and cultural industries. The notion of social capital is used to conceptualise the complex nature of networks, including both professional and social relationships that occur on multiple levels. This qualitative study is set in the context of Indonesia, in which two cases are examined: creative apparel entrepreneurs in Bandung and batik producers in Surakarta. The results show that regional environments provide opportunities for creative industries to find specialist suppliers, to gather market information and, importantly, to find and cross‐fertilise new ideas. Although regions provide these opportunities, the firms’ internal social capital is crucial in being able to internalise and transform the knowledge from the environment into innovative values embodied in their products.

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商业网络，社会资本与创意文化产业的经济表现：以印度尼西亚为例

本研究探讨了网络特征和实践影响创意和文化产业的经济绩效的方式。社会资本的概念用于概念化网络的复杂性质，包括在多个级别上发生的专业和社会关系。这项定性研究是在印度尼西亚的背景下进行的，其中考察了两个案例：万隆的创意服装企业家和泗水的蜡染生产商。结果表明，区域环境为创意产业提供了寻找专业供应商，收集市场信息以及重要的是寻找和交叉应用新思想的机会。尽管地区提供了这些机会，