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entrepreneurial SMEs into international markets, characteristics of entrepreneurial orientation as well as peculiarities of network … national and international network relationships is the determinant success aspect of international expansion. The performed …
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This paper analyzes the effect of different cooperation forms on innovation in small and medium enterprises in Belgium, Germany, Portugal and Spain using Community Innovation Survey data from 2008. We find that vertical cooperation and knowledge cooperation increases the probability to introduce...
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effective innovation performance. In this paper we develop a conceptual model of direct and moderated network effects on a firm …
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Recent developments in the field of network research have led to a growing interest in interorganisational … following research question: 'How does activity in network relationships influence the growth and internationalisation of … components: increasing versus consistently high activity with network actors. To address possible causality issues, this research …
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We examine the relationship between network characteristics and innovation under different phases of innovation. Based …
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Relationships and networks are commonly understood to play an important role in firms' internationalization. With this proposition in mind, this paper investigates the link between domestic business-to-business ties and firm internationalization in a sample of 502 small and medium-sized...
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The “coopetition” paradox exists when two or more organizations are simultaneously involved in cooperative and competitive interactions. In the accounting industry, small firms encounter coopetition when they align themselves with other independent firms to form accounting associations and...
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Die im Rahmen des vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) geförderten Projektes KompNet2011 - Erfolgsfaktoren regionaler Innovationsnetze - durchgeführte Befragung untersucht die Innovationskooperationen sowie Wissenstransferaktivitäten von schwerpunktmäßig kleinen und...
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We organized business associations for the owner-managers of young Chinese firms to study the effect of business networks on firm performance. We randomized 2,820 firms into small groups whose managers held monthly meetings for one year, and into a “no-meetings” control group. We find the...
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