1. Introduction : the Chinese context -- 2. Institutional changes, stakeholder salience, and network-based strategies -- 3. Political strategies of foreign entrants in the transitional period -- 4. Social embeddedness and financial ambidexterity of small and micro firms -- 5. Adaptation and...

This study shows that entrepreneurs' use of debt-financing sources is conditioned by the resources embedded in their social networks. More business or political contacts increase entrepreneurs' probability of using formal financial sources, and more urban ties increases their probability of...