Table VII

Variables and key issues negatively impacting on networks’ development

ActiveDormantBlocked
Individual variables
Inability to abandon individualistic mentality2.3 (2)3.3 (3)4.1 (5)
Perception of loss of autonomy1.7 (1.5)2.1 (2)1.7 (1)
Opportunistic behavior1.66 (1.5)1.7 (2)3 (3)
Difficulty in foreseeing network results2.5 (3)3 (3)3.4 (4)
Difficulty in predicting economic returns from the network2.5 (2.5)3.4 (3.4)3.4 (3.4)
Structural variables
Differences in partner characteristics (technological, dimensional and organizational)2.8 (3)2.6 (2)3.7 (4)
Legitimacy variables
Missing support by external resources constituencies1.8 (1.5)2.5 (2)2.2 (2)
Interaction variables
Lack of willingness in sharing knowledge2.16 (2)2.5 (3)3.4 (3)
Disagreement among the companies1.5 (1)1.8 (2)3.4 (3)
Lack of active participation by partners1.5 (2)3 (3)3.5 (4)
Difficulty in dissolving the ties borne within the network and to change these ties2.3 (2.5)2.2 (2)2.6 (2)
Absence of any business exchange before the origin of the NC4 (4)3.5 (3)3.6 (3)
Difficulty in managing partners’ relationships1.5 (1.8)2 (2.2)3 (3)
Governance variables
Difficulties in coordinating the activities2.16 (2)2.3 (2)4 (4)
Absence of a network manager1.6 (1.5)2.5 (2)2.3 (3)

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