关键词: 众创空间, 政治赞助, 资源禀赋, 缓冲效应, 桥接效应

Abstract: Makerspace, as a new type of entrepreneurial incubator in Chinese context, has an significant contribution to the implementation of the policies of mass entrepreneurship and innovation. However, many makerspaces still face many problems, and how to solve those problems has become an important academic topic. Based on the organizational sponsorship theory, in this paper, the mediating mechanism of political sponsorship affecting makerspace performance, and the moderating effect of resource endowment between them were explored. An empirical test was conducted by using the data of 276 Su Qing C makerspaces from Jiangsu Province. The results show that there is a positive relationship between political sponsorship and makerspace performance, and the buffering effect and bridging effect plays a mediating effect between political sponsorship and makerspace performance. Resource endowment negatively moderates the effect of buffering effect but positively moderates the effect of bridging effect on the makerspace performance. The conclusion will help to deepen the understanding of political antecedents of makerspace performance, and has an important implications for empowering makerspace through policy design.

Key words: makerspace, political sponsorship, resource endowment, buffering effect, bridging effect