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A Empirical Research Of Syndication Network Structure Characteristics Based On AngelCrunch Platform

Posted on:2017-02-21Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2279330488454469Subject:Accounting
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The Internet finance is the hot spots of all sectors of the community, the national policy makes great effort to support the devebpment of crowdfunding. After years of development, AngelCrunch joint investment network also gradually form a certain scale. In order to know the social network characteristics of angel investors, analyzing the whole network of AngelCrunch joint investment network. The comparative research of angel investors’ social network with different scale is beneficial to measure the social resources of angel investors, and make suggestions for angel investors about how to build their social network and for the development of angel investment industry. This paper is aimed to study the variation tendency of social network characteristics in network density, average distance, degree central potential and the number of structural holes with the expending of network scale.At first, the analysis material about angel investors and the whole network characteristics of social network which is at home and abroad is collected. This paper is based on the analysis of the related theoretical basis and research status. Secondly, mis paper realized the contents which is included by whole network characteristics of AngelCrunch joint investment social network, combining with the related study of social network and then propose the research hypothesis. Then, the angel investors listed on the AngelCrunch website and the start-ups which is invested by them are the sample data for the study, sorting the sample data and using the Ucinet software to analysis the whole network characteristics. At last, on the basis of the data characteristics presented by the related research, it results to compare and analysis the characteristics of AngelCrunch joint investment social network.In this paper, the following conclusons are drawn. (1)With the expanding of the network scale, the network density will be decrease. The average distance between BA is expanding; it is more difficult for them to exchange information. (2) With the expanding of the network scale, the degree central potential will be decrease. It means that the central tendency of the whole network is not so strong. The joint investment relationship of BA is not focused on one person or a specific group. (3)With the expanding of the network scale, the number of BA who work as intermediary and hold valid information is rising. As the network scale become larger, more and more BA who controlling these resources, join the network and they take over the position of structural holes.
Keywords/Search Tags:equity crowdfunding, AngelCrunch, joint investment network, network structure
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