...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...

... literature in the management of complexity proposing theoretical advances in the network and transparency. Our findings reveal that clubs in MCO are more transparent than clubs in SCO. MCO clubs often have investment funds as shareholders among clubs requiring transparency. There are multiple people behind...

... forward empirical evidence on the EO of universities and it examines the moderating effects of networks, knowledge and trust, market orientation, and implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs) on the design and development of entrepreneurial universities. Design/methodology/approach To test...

...Vasco Eiriz; José Carreiras Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the evolution of a supply network and the causes of network change and stability. It presents the study of a supply network of Delphi Braga (Portugal), one of the largest European plants producing car-radios, navigation...

...José Belso-Martinez; Daniel Palacios-Marqués; Norat Roig-Tierno Purpose There is a growing research interest in the relationships between networks and the firm’s assets and between networks and innovation. Studies have shown the complexity and idiosyncrasies of these relationships for firms...

... resources as alliance predictors when previous research focused on intangible resources; offering new insights into the often equivocal outcomes of financial slack; building an uncharted bridge between the finance and alliance literatures. Finance Networks Strategic alliances Alliances...

... of the partnership process, with complexity being dependent on organizational structure and design, i.e. dyad or network. Organization structures and key processes including coordination, cooperation, and trust are critical elements that impact decision making. Trust is foundational for the development...

...Paul Windrum Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the roles played by third sector organizations in forming and managing health innovation networks, and their contribution to the co-production of new health services. Design/methodology/approach – Using data collected in four...

.../methodology/approach Data were collected by a questionnaire, the unit of investigation being the private entrepreneur in the service sector in the city of Shanghai. The questionnaire allows the authors to identify the social network of the entrepreneurs, estimate the empirical degree distribution...

... marketplaces or electronic hubs (“e‐marketplaces” or “e‐hubs”). This study examines the advantages of business networks and relationships, and elucidates how these have become increasingly imperative within the new e‐business paradigm of the global marketplace. The study draws on the Covisint e‐marketplace...

...Ian Greener Contends that path‐dependency provides an accurate, but under‐theorised description of organisational behaviour. By incorporating insights from actor‐network theory, we can better understand the processes by which organisations become “locked‐in” to behaviour patterns, but also how we...

... assets and resources to produce the products and services that customers want and expect. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Commitment Corporate culture Networks The purpose of this paper is to identify the interactions between knowledge‐based structures and organisational commitment...

...Enrico Baraldi; Roberta Bocconcelli The point of departure for this article is a newly established international research project focusing on industrial networks in the European furniture industry. The article offers an account of a theoretical journey starting from a qualitative analytical frame...

... in ongoing relationships. In these interactive relationship/network contexts, the nature of communication is hardly mass communicative. This article aims at presenting a theoretical framework on the role of communication in business relationships and networks. The interaction/network approach to marketing...

...Maria Holmlund; Jan‐Åke Törnroos An understanding of business networks and the specific processes affecting change in networks is intimately connected to the understanding of the nature of relationships. Relationships constitute the core aspect which connects actors, resources and activities...

... and ways of working ‐ the “new organization”. This will be based on networks and clusters of skills, crossing boundaries with suppliers, customers and even competitors. New forms of training and team development will be required for flexible operation in fluid and ever‐changing environments. This article...

...José Tomás Gómez Arias Warns that although technology and innovation are often the key drivers in the formation of business partnerships and networks,reflecting the parallel relationship between the institutional set and the technological set, the formation of tightly knit networks of relationships...

... and contributions of those– companies and individuals – belonging to the value network. They explore the synergy necessary to satisfy the diversity demanded by customers and to innovate, not just in product, but also in management practices. Senior management′s main strategic role is in setting purpose, promoting...

...Aubrey Wilson The most cost‐effective of all marketing tools is substantially ignored by those organizations which could most benefit from its application– professional services. The interpersonal network (referrals) provides in excess of 80 per cent of new clients coming to a practice, yet few...

... economics shows that another approach to marketing is required. This development is supported by evolving trends in business, such as strategic partnerships, alliances and networks. Suggests relationship marketing, based on relationship building and management, as one emerging new marketing paradigm...