An Analysis of Networks and Bank Financing of SMEs

摘要：

It is argued that networking is crucial for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),particularly in emerging economies as they seek to access resources for development. One key resource in emerging economies is bank financing. In this paper, we analyse the effect of different network ties on bank financing to private SMEs. The results found that different network ties influence SMEs’ use of bank loans in different ways. Specifically, networking with customers and government officials promotes the use of bank loans, while networking with suppliers and social ties reduces the need for bank loans.

关键词： SMEs Financing Networks Bank

作者: Jingxian Guo

作者单位: College of Management, Shandong University of Technology Zibo, 255049, China

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The Ninth Wuhan International Conference on E-Business(第九届武汉电子商务国际会议)

会议地点: 武汉

会议语种:英文

页码: 1056-1060

在线出版日期: 2010-05-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）