Success of single founders in entrepreneurial firms from the emerging economy of China: The perspective of Tertius Iungens Orientation

Liqun Wei; Xi Zou; Junbang Lan

Success of single founders in entrepreneurial firms from the emerging economy of China: The perspective of Tertius Iungens Orientation

Liqun Wei
, Xi Zou
, Junbang Lan

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Abstract

We propose that single founders’ tertius iungens orientation is critical to the new venture success in China. Specifically, we establish a moderated mediation model: single-founders’ need to belong is a critical antecedent of tertius iungens, whereas their followers’ need to belong moderates the effect of founder’s tertius iungens. We tested these hypotheses based on a two-wave and multi-sourced data from 101 Chinese entrepreneurial firms. Findings revealed that single founders’ tertius iungens orientation is positively related to their firms’ performance. Moreover, among firms with followers who are high on need to belong, there is an indirect effect of single founders’ need to belong on firm performance through single founders’ tertius iungens orientation.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Jun 2015
Event	57th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business, AIB 2015: Global Networks: Organizations and People - Bengaluru, India Duration: 27 Jun 2015 → 30 Jun 2015 https://www.aib.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Program-2015-Bangalore.pdf (Link to conference programme) https://www.aib.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Proceedings-2015-Bangalore.pdf (Link to conference proceedings)

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Conference	57th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business, AIB 2015
Country/Territory	India
City	Bengaluru
Period	27/06/15 → 30/06/15
Internet address	https://www.aib.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Program-2015-Bangalore.pdf (Link to conference programme) https://www.aib.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Proceedings-2015-Bangalore.pdf (Link to conference proceedings)

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Success of single founders in entrepreneurial firms from the emerging economy of China: The perspective of Tertius Iungens Orientation

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