... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Although a body of studies investigates how networking capabilities (NCs) form and maintain interorganizational relationships that affect firm performance, little is known about this relationship in crisis contexts. This article explores managers...

... constraints. Geographic colocation is one way to facilitate positive interfirm interactions that promote networking and subsequently cooperation. The purpose of this paper is, thus, to addresses two questions. Firstly, how and to what extent does interfirm marketing cooperation in geographic colocation...

... inherent in social networks. From the human capital context, the characteristics of the entrepreneur have been associated with sources of social capital used by small firms (Robson et al., 2008 ; Ostgaard and Birley, 1996). Drawing from the resource-based theory of the firm, Acquaah and Eshun...

...Gitte O. Rosenbaum Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of networks in the 116 foreign market entries (FMEs) of women-owned small businesses. Design/methodology/approach A multiple case study based on semi-structured interviews with eight female entrepreneurs in the Danish...

... framework as well as resource (un)availability which may influence their involvement in foreign market operations. In doing so, it supports the applicability of the revised Uppsala internationalisation process model (2009), which highlights the key role of networks for international activity. Design...

... to a deeper understanding of the role of export consortia in the development of resources for greater firm competitiveness. The next section introduces the importance of SMEs in international markets and the characteristics of developing economies. The role of intangible resources and networks in fostering...

...Joakim Tell In this paper, a unique development in a network of small enterprises is presented and discussed. This is the creation of a network of employees that, in the first phase, had a function in parallel with the network of their managers, and which, over time, has led to tighter integration...

...Gill Silversides The paper offers a positive example of how networking influences the success of small firms and examines an industry sector where it occurs naturally as part of the industry culture. This study has focused upon the advertising agency sector, as it is known to network. The paper...

... in the business environment. A virtual cluster is conceived as an e‐business community, made up of customers, suppliers, distributors and commerce providers sharing digital and knowledge networks for collaboration and competition. The purpose of this paper is to set out the characteristics of a new competitive...

...Ian Chaston; Terry Mangles In both literature and policy documents, small and medium‐size enterprises (SMEs) are being advised to form networks as a route for acquiring the knowledge required to survive in rapidly changing and/or highly competitive markets. There is, however, only limited anecdotal...

... are explored and recommendations for further research to explore the empirical reality of owner‐manager learning are presented. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Entrepreneurs Learning Networks Ethnography Qualitative techniques Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Volume 6, Number 3...