networks in the European furniture industry. The article offers an account of a theoretical journey starting from a qualitative …

to the role of durable materials in networks, and to the strategies of simplification employed within organisations to … move towards an approach based more on the governance of their organisations than attempting to control every aspect under …

advantages of business networks and relationships, and elucidates how these have become increasingly imperative within the new e …

. Findings – There is empirical evidence that entrepreneurs do not create social networks with preferential attachment structure …

Organizational networks have become increasingly common in business in recent years. These networks are managed by a … “core organization”. However, little is known about the reasons for a firm becoming a core, and its role in the network′s … and linking organization for network members. Looks at a variety of roles which the core may have in the network′s value …

evolving trends in business, such as strategic partnerships, alliances and networks. Suggests relationship marketing, based on …

networks, reflecting the parallel relationship between the institutional set and the technological set, the formation of … tightly knit networks of relationships often entails drawbacks and hazards like increasing complexity, loss of autonomy and … information asymmetry, all of which can hamper innovation and technological change. Explores how networks simultaneously promote …