... their network for the purpose of accessing, capturing and integrating the efforts of others to achieve their own goals. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical basis is a case study of a strategic network of food producers in Denmark. Twenty qualitative face-to-face interviews with strategic network...

... study in the food industry in Denmark. Originality/value From this paper, new knowledge and insight into complementor involvement in product development as well as the related advantages and disadvantages can be derived. In academia, this knowledge contributes to deepening understanding of external...

..., and the illustration of these connections through the findings from empirical case studies of small and medium‐sized suppliers in the metal industry in Denmark. Design/methodology/approach Multiple case studies involving 17 small and medium‐sized suppliers within the Danish metal industry were undertaken...

... Publishing Limited 2006 Influence Supplier relations Case studies Denmark An executive summary for managers and executive readers can be found at the end of this article. Suppliers account for an increasing part of the final product value in many industries. Therefore industrial...

... presented below. All write‐ups were reviewed for omissions and clarity problems with follow‐up data collected, where necessary. The Ghanaian partners were interviewed in Ghana and the Danish partners in Denmark. Interviewing partners separately has facilitated an assessment of their perceptions...