Comparative Social Capital: Networks of Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists in China and Russia
通过调查北京和莫斯科的软件创业者与风险投资家，比较两国专业社会网络的差异，发现中国网络更小、更密、教育背景更同质，且关系与信任更强。
I compare networks of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in China and Russia by examining professional social networks of software entrepreneurs and private equity investors from the perspectives of institutional theory and culture paradigm. In the empirical study, I draw on survey data from Beijing and Moscow based on interviews of 159 software entrepreneurs and 124 venture capital decisions. I found that professional networks of the Chinese software entrepreneurs are smaller, denser and more homogeneous in educational specializations, compared with the networks of Russian entrepreneurs. Furthermore, I found that both ties and interpersonal trust in the referral tie are stronger in China than in Russia.