臺大管理論叢 NTU Management Review VOL.29 NO.3

Does Efficient Social-Network Structure Benefit the Performance of Business Groups and Core Firms? The Underlying Mediation Mechanism for Small World Network Structure and Internationalization in Cross-Level Business Group Network 166 Author Biography *Ying-Yu Chen Dr. Ying-Yu Chen (also known as Ying-Yu Porsche-Ludwig-Chen) received her Ph.D. degree from the National Taiwan University. She is an associate professor in the Bachelor Program of Management Science and Finance at the National Dong Hwa University in Taiwan. Her main research interests are in business network, business group, organizational behavior, international entry strategies, and e-commerce by small businesses. *Email: kerrichen@gms.ndhu.edu.tw I gratefully acknowledge the help of two anonymous reviewers and editors at NTU Management Review for their valuable suggestions and comments on my manuscript. I also appreciate and gratefully acknowledge the financial sponsor on this research from the MOST (MOST 103-2410-H-259-078).