...Peter Lorange Purpose The paper aims to discuss four cases where network strategies played a central role. In addition, a fifth case is presented in the appendix. Four key factors that are typically found in networks are discussed (scalability, non-linear thinking, structural and/or relational...

... of networking in the knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach Haier, which had the earliest Chinese corporate university in the science and technology manufacturing industry, was employed as a case study. Data were collected by interviews and through consulting the documents of Haier’s corporate...

...Pooja Jha; Md. Moddassir Alam Purpose This study investigates the antecedents of women entrepreneurs’ performance in an emerging economy. Based on the review of extant literature, six antecedents of women entrepreneurs’ performance, namely, motivation, networking, socio-cultural, business...

... provides evidence that high-status local exchange partners tend to seek higher relationship-specific investment from foreign firms, and in the meantime, provide firms with greater opportunities for local learning and networking; subsequently, foreign firms are more likely to achieve satisfactory outcomes...

...Han-Sheng Lei; Chin-Hua Huang Purpose – There are contradicted perspectives on relationship between geographic cluster and competitive advantage of firms in previous research. Extant research has paid extremely attention to the effect of both geographic cluster and industrial network on firms...

... hampers decision effectiveness. Originality/value Previous work on social capital suggests that it is beneficial to outcomes. The literature and policy initiatives also stress the beneficial effects of social capital and networking. This research on strategic decision‐making shows that the positive...

...Henrikki Tikkanen; Joel Hietanen; Tuomas Henttonen; Joonas Rokka Purpose Drawing from recent work on online social networking and communities of consumption, the purpose of this paper is to explore, identify, and postulate key factors facilitating the growth and success of marketing in virtual...

.... First, a two‐by‐two framework, comprising four consortium types, is developed based on two formation motivations (i.e. risk sharing and networking) and two formation processes (i.e. emergent and engineered). Four case vignettes are used to demonstrate the practical relevance of the two‐by‐two consortium...

... schemes of organization. Specifically, innovation networks appear useful to researchers and practitioners. This paper aims to explore the current empirical relevance of this phenomenon in the automotive sector, the goals and performance of innovation networks as well as their formation and governance...

...T.M. Nisar; R. Martin; Peter Abell; Tahir M. Nisar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the networking effects of venture capital (VC) firms on portfolio companies. VCs can bring specific skills and abilities to their ongoing relationships with their portfolio companies and thus add...

...Heiner Evanschitzky; Dieter Ahlert; Günther Blaich; Peter Kenning Purpose The main purpose of this paper is to analyze knowledge management in service networks. It analyzes the knowledge management process and identifies related challenges. The authors take a strategic management approach instead...

...A. Adcroft; Saskia De Klerk; Jaipe Kroon Purpose The purpose and the goal of this paper were to investigate South African businesses and determine their utilisation of new technologies and business structures. The role and development of e‐commerce and networks in South African businesses can...

...Nicholas Clarke Purpose The purpose of this paper is to put forward a theoretical model grounded in the literature that identifies a number of antecedent conditions associated with network commitment. Design/methodology/approach Based upon empirical data gathered from formal healthcare...

... Strategic alliances Networking Technology led strategy Innovation Management activities Ever since the 1980s, organizational scholars have heralded the emergence of a new, lean and flexible organizing scheme that signals “the movement away from centrally coordinated, multi‐level hierarchies...

.... Academics working in this field are undertaking research in a number of key areas, namely entrepreneurial management, networking and the resource and skills implications of adopting an entrepreneurial approach to marketing activities. This research has now built up into a sizeable body of literature...

...René Kienzle; Mark Shadur Examines three forms of business networking that have been identified within South East Asia: Japanese business networking, Korean business networking and Chinese family business networking. These demonstrate distinct characteristics. The Japanese system is the most well...

... not all franchisors adhered to the spirit and letter of the law. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Disclosure Franchising Joint ventures Networking USA 22 MANAGEMENT DECISION 31,5 A look at disclosure requirements in franchising. To Franchise or Not to Franchise? Peng S. Chan and Robert T. Justis...