Business networks, formal arrangements between independent businesses established to enhance member success, are generally accepted as an important strategy to help small businesses survive and prosper, and to promote regional economic development. However, knowledge about what contributes to...

Business networks (co-operative arrangements between independent business organizations) may be the signature organizational form of the contemporary global economy. Many policy-makers and local leaders advocate business network membership as an alternative development strategy for regional...

A strategic network perspective established the theoretical foundation for exploring aspects of business management in 383 small businesses predominantly operating in small communities across the U.S. It was proposed that those owner/managers involved in formal voluntary organizations to promote...