This contribution reviews definitions of entrepreneurial networks and entrepreneurial motives for networking. A distinction is drawn between entrepreneurial and family business networks. An outline of the variables that shape the composition of entrepreneurial networks looks into the boundaries...

Economic networks (EN) refer to a diverse set of interconnected economic agents such as: business networks (BN), inter-organisational networks (ION), supply chain networks (SCN), credit networks (CN), ownership networks, innovation networks, investment networks, or any other economic activity...

The concept ‘institution’ is one of the difficult theoretical constructs that provokes continuous attempts for a definition. In general, it implies that institutions are social formations which are culturally bound, and regulate the human activities in different societies. In this paper we...

The purpose of this paper is to engage in a comprehensive review of the research on strategic alliances in the last decade. After presenting a typology of diverse alliance governance forms, we review recent analyses of alliance formation, implementation management, and performance outcomes of...

Strategic alliances developed and propagated as formalized interorganizational relationships, particularly among firms in international business systems. These cooperative arrangements seek to achieve organizational objectives better through collaboration than through competition, but alliances...

This paper introduces a new methodology for measurement of the capabilities of multinational enterprises (MNEs). The analysis is based on a comprehensive database of the diversification portfolio of the largest firms in the Global Information Sector. The paper looks at the bundle of capabilities...

The concept of business networks is similar to the concepts of culture, organisation, or relationship as they hold multiple meanings. These concepts are overloaded with connotations of personal experience and academic discourse, and are open to limitless interpretations. This paper contains...

This paper promotes the situational analysis as a new approach to organisational research and consulting. This new approach encompasses both system thinking and action thinking. The multi-level theoretical model, developed for the application of situational analysis, includes four distinctive...