Social Capital and Strategy Effectiveness: An Empirical Study of Entrepreneurial Ventures in a Transition Economy
Автор: I. Manev
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Although new ventures’ competitive positioning and their founders’ social networks are both recognized as important in the context of transition economies, not much is known about their multiplicative effect on performance. We build on the strategic management literature and social network theory to develop theoretical predictions about the role of competitive strategies and social capital for entrepreneurial performance. These are tested with survey data from Bulgaria. We find that both the venture’s competitive strategic positioning and the founder’s networking positively influence performance. The hypothesized moderating effect of networking for the relationship between differentiation strategy and performance received only tentative support. Contrary to expectations, we find a negative moderating effect of networking for the relationship of cost leadership with performance. These results suggest that the entrepreneur’s network plays a role in shaping how strategies influence performance by possibly upholding differentiation and deemphasizing cost leadership strategy. Implications for managerial practice and public policy are discussed.
The Colour Out of Space
Автор: Говард Филлипс Лавкрафт
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"The Colour Out of Space" is a 1st-person narrative written from the perspective of an unnamed Boston surveyor. In order to prepare for the construction of a new reservoir in Massachusetts, he surveys a rural area that is to be flooded near Lovecraft's fictional town of Arkham. He comes across a mysterious patch of land, an abandoned five-acre farmstead, which is completely devoid of all life.
Dead Space. Мученик
Автор: Брайан К. Эвенсон
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Род человеческий не ведал о том, что еще в час своего рождения он был проклят на многие века вперед. Что его будущее – это мир, в котором мертвецы вернутся к жизни.
Все началось у берегов полуострова Юкатан. Чтобы изучить лежащую в кратере подводного вулкана океана археологическую находку, была организована дорогостоящая экспедиция. Но исследователей, пытавшихся приблизиться к загадочному Черному Обелиску, ожидала страшная судьба…
Впервые на русском языке – роман-приквел к знаменитой компьютерной игре!