Seminar (Dept. of General Management)

Theme：Curse or Blessing? Contingent Effects of Geographic Distance on Startup and Venture Capital Partnership Performance

Speaker：Jiamin Zhang (University of Melbourne)

Time：2020-10-28 12:00

Address：Zoom Meeting

Language：Chinese/English

Zoom Meeting： https://zoom.com.cn/j/66982239022

Meeting ID: 669 8223 9022

Abstract:

This study aims to unravel the dynamic effect of geographic distance on startup–VC partnership performance by incorporating the possibility of accessibility improvement triggered by China’s high-speed railway (HSR) during the partnership. We find that the negative effect of geographic distance is significantly weakened when HSR becomes available after the startup–VC partnership formation. We draw on the relational view to explore what types of geographically distant startup–VC partners can benefit more from HSR technology advancement. Results indicate that startup–VC partners that rely heavily on knowledge-sharing, have more complementary resources, or have more complex governance structures can better transform the long-distance disadvantages and better leverage the improved accessibility from HSR.

Short biography:

Jiamin Zhang is a lecturer in the Department of Management and Marketing (Faculty of Business and Economics), at the University of Melbourne. She received her Ph.D. from Tsinghua University and has visited at Sloan Management School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research concerns venture capital, R&D alliance networks, intellectual property strategies, and patents strategy for Artificial Intelligence firms. Her research has appeared in Journal of Management as well as some other academic outlets. Her research work has been nominated and awarded at international conferences including Strategic Management Society (SMS) and Industry Studies Conference.