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...

We investigate the relational dynamics in supply chains focused on three questions. The first question relates to the initial strategic choices of suppliers; the second relates to the impact of interactions between buyers and suppliers, or how suppliers manage buyer’s initiative; the third...

This paper offers a theoretical overview of the processes that generate dynamics in project networks (PNs). Projects and project groups are interpreted as heterogeneous networks that consist of heterogeneous actors and resource flows, coordinated internally and externally. We employ business...

The focus in this paper is on the structure of relationships between business organisations across borders as explored in organisation science, network theory, and the theory of international business. The concept of business networks is thoroughly discussed in the context of the global...

This chapter delve both into the past and the present of business network relationships in China. We review some of the historical assumptions about the fundamental principles of collaborative business relationships in South-East Asia and particularly different types of Chinese business network...