Figure 3.
The image is divided into two sections: Within the Environmental Net and Beyond the Environmental Net. On the left, within two concentric circles representing the inner and outer boundaries of the environmental net, various actors are depicted using different shapes. A triangle represents multinational firms, a hexagon represents small and medium sized firms, a diamond represents government ministries, a circle denotes the net coordinator, and an oval shape indicates the Stockholm consultancy. These shapes are connected with different types of arrows. Single-headed arrows and double-headed arrows within the circles indicate knowledge transfer and mutual exchange among members of the business resource network. Dashed arrows show advisory roles, such as governance knowledge. A dashed and dotted arrow points outward, showing knowledge transfer to actors beyond the net. On the right, beyond the environmental net, more shapes representing customers and other stakeholders are shown. A solid arrow connects a pentagon and an hourglass shape, representing knowledge transfer from a government ministry to a customer. A legend at the bottom identifies each shape and explains the meaning of arrow types, including advisory roles, outward transfer, and internal transfer or exchange.Environmental net participants and knowledge
Note(s): Lines among parties denote knowledge creation, exchange, use and development as well as possible directions of transfers
Source: Authors’ own work