... as an essential resource for business survival and sustainability and to encourage start-ups to regard networks as a way to share and convey knowledge. This study also intends to help firms understand the role of cooperation and mutual assistance in seeking sustainability and economic growth. Originality/value...

..., including lowering costs, increasing market share, accessing external resources, gaining tacit knowledge and enhancing innovation capabilities (Grant and Baden-Fuller, 2004 ; Kale and Singh, 2007 ; Kang, 2014). Trust Cooperation Collaborative relationships Coopetition Building trust...

... is to investigate the negative impact of horizontal conflict on vertical conflict in a triadic configuration, which is based on the supposition that buyers who experience horizontal conflict due to competition with other buyers are motivated to limit vertical conflict to better cooperate with store staff...

... of a participative work environment (i.e., tasks performed, the relationships individuals had with their work groups, and the nature of the decision making processes) and employee willingness to cooperate with co‐workers and intention to quit. Task interdependence also had a direct relationship with willingness...