The importance of social networks in the penetration of high-tech companies into the markets of other countries: a questionnaire for companies

The questionnaire tackles the question of success of companies entering the markets of European Union member states and third-country markets, the mechanisms used by companies in this regard, and the topics of social capital.

A purposive sampling method was used. The population is represented by High-tech companies in Slovenia. The determination of units in the population is based on the classification established by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Based on the OECD classification, conversion to the Standard Classification of Activities (SKD) and data collection in the Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Services (AJPES), we determined population units that cover 364 companies as of 25 March 2011.

本问卷聚焦企业进入欧盟成员国市场与第三国市场的经营成效、企业在此过程中采用的运作机制，以及社会资本相关议题。
本研究采用立意抽样法。研究总体为斯洛文尼亚的高新技术企业，总体单位的界定依据经济合作与发展组织（Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development，OECD）制定的行业分类标准。依据该分类标准转换为斯洛文尼亚行业标准分类（Standard Classification of Activities，SKD），并通过斯洛文尼亚共和国公共法律记录与服务局（Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Services，AJPES）开展数据收集后，我们最终确定截至2011年3月25日的364家企业作为研究总体单位。