hierarchical levels. In many SMEs, however, such formal mechanisms are complemented or even replaced by informal social networks … among managers and employees. Despite the relevance of intraorganizational networks, past research on SMEs, however, was … focused mainly on the interorganizational level of analysis. To cover this gap, we map ego networks of senior managers in SMEs …

performance of some markets especially SMEs. Market orientation which plays a significant role in marketing and give rise to the …

-specific investment and continued commitment toward the collaboration. The results of this study suggest that interfirm relational capital …

and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This article investigates the importance of absorptive capacity created and … accumulated in R&D efforts and in qualified human resources, on SMEs' capabilities to collaborate with other firms, with … SMEs located in the Lombardy region (Italy). Probit model estimations demonstrate that even in SMEs absorptive capacity has …

the researcher who has to establish and nurture collaboration with practitioners – a task that is not normally part of … traditional research. A mutual interest in the subject of the research is a prerequisite for collaboration, but there are quite … often other factors that explain why collaboration begins and endures. On the basis of the experience gained in a number of …