Does a micro-macro link exist between managerial value of reciprocity, social capital and firm performance? The case of SMEs in China
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Publication Date
12-1-2005
Volume
22
Issue
4
First Page
445
Last Page
463
Keywords
China, Managerial value of reciprocity, Performance, Rural SMEs, Social capital, Transaction cost economics
Abstract
With the deepening of China's economic reform, SMEs are starting to gain tremendous economic momentum and play an increasingly irreplaceable role in China's century-long bid for economic resurgence. Using a micro-macro link approach, this study investigates the effects of managerial value of reciprocity on both social capital and firm performance in China's rural SMEs. A structural equation modelling method was used to test hypotheses. Data from 177 SMEs in China provide supporting evidence that there exists a micro-macro link from managerial value of reciprocity, to social capital (trust) and to firm performance (both overall performance and competitiveness improvement).
DOI
10.1007/s10490-005-4119-7
Print ISSN
02174561
Publisher Statement
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Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Wu, W.-P., & Leung, A. (2005). Does a micro-macro link exist between managerial value of reciprocity, social capital and firm performance? The case of SMEs in China. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 22(4), 445-463. doi: 10.1007/s10490-005-4119-7