Policy Resource Access, Vertical Integration Capability and Organizational Performance of Small Firms Embedded in Rural Area——An Analysis of the Configuration Paths Based on fsQCA

Abstract

Abstract: This paper explores the linkage effects of various factors on organizational performance of small business embedded in rural era, using fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). It is found that local capability, network structure opportunity and vertical integration capability “interact and match with each other” to form diverse configuration paths for high organizational performance of small enterprises. The policy-escorted path of “policy resources + local capabilities/structural opportunities” and the self-reliance path of “vertical integration capabilities + local capabilities/structural opportunities/technology level” are manifested. Among them, policy resource access and vertical integration capability are the core drivers of high organizational performance of small enterprises embedded in rural area, while local capability, network structure opportunities and technology level are important complementary mechanisms that have obvious complementary effects on organizational performance. These findings provide guidelines and insights for the rural embedding of late-developing small enterprises.

Key words: rural industrial revitalization, policy resource access, vertical integration capability, enterprise organizational performance, qualitative comparative analysis

Liu Hang, Deng Guosheng, Li Yanyan. Policy Resource Access, Vertical Integration Capability and Organizational Performance of Small Firms Embedded in Rural Area——An Analysis of the Configuration Paths Based on fsQCA[J]. Management Review, 2023, 35(10): 237-250.

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