Purpose – The paper aims to describe and develop the constructs of trust and adaptation in supplier‐customer relationships when associated with environmental (green) issues. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on empirical data obtained from the perspective of both supplier...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide an application of network literature that can be used for teaching and learning purposes. Design/methodology/approach – The information used to present the case study is drawn principally from documentary evidence as well as discussions...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the contribution of network competence to radical innovation. Design/methodology/approach Technological change associated with human body disposal acts as the form of radical innovation in which network competence is examined. Interviews,...

Places adaptation within the context of firm behaviour in supplier‐customer relationships before going on to review previous adaptation studies. Gives the rationale and outline of the chosen case‐study based research strategy before findings are presented in which the nature of the...

Purpose – This paper seeks to investigate the role of social capital in facilitating the entry of new business ventures into service networks. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical work is undertaken via case study‐based research, featuring three service businesses, each entering and...