The importance of social networks in the Norwegian firewood industry
Journal article, Peer reviewed
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Nybakk, E., Lunnan, A., Jenssen, J. I., & Crespell, P. (2013). The importance of social networks in the norwegian firewood industry. Biomass and Bioenergy, 57, 48-56. 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.11.018Sammendrag
This study examines the relationship between social network size, innovation and firm
performance among firewood producers in Norway. Moreover, it investigates how this relationship
is affected both by the structure and variations in networks and by firm size and age. A
questionnaire-based survey was sent to managers of firms (including one-person firms) in the
firewood industry in Norway. A total of 645 usable replies were received, and the theoretical model
was tested using structural equation modeling. The findings show that social network size has a
positive effect on firm performance via innovation by firewood producers. Furthermore, the results
show that firewood producers with fewer involved family members and more variation in
occupation and entrepreneurial experience in their networks benefit more from larger social
networks than other producers do.
Beskrivelse
Accepted version of an article from journal of Biomass and Bioenergy