How Exactly Do Network Relationships Pay Off? The Effects of Network Size and Relationship Quality on Access to Start–Up Resources
基于379位新生创业者的样本，研究发现网络规模和关系质量对获取财务资本、知识信息及商业联系等资源存在边际收益递减效应，且不同资源类型的回报差异显著。
Entrepreneurs are expected to profit from network relationships. Research addressing the link between entrepreneurs’ network characteristics and their performance, however, has so far produced inconclusive results. In an attempt to explain these inconsistencies, we investigate the resource returns connected to network size and relationship quality. Based on a sample of 379 nascent entrepreneurs, we find that increasing network size and relationship quality results in diminishing marginal returns in terms of access to financial capital, knowledge and information, and additional business contacts. Additionally, we observe that the returns vary strongly by resource type.