Management practices of small-firm networks and the performance of member firms

Autor:	Douglas Wegner, Felipe de Mattos Zarpelon, Jorge Renato Verschoore, Alsones Balestrin
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	small-firm networks network management firm performance management practices cooperation BSC Business HF5001-6182
Zdroj:	Business: Theory and Practice, Vol 18 (2017)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1648-0627 1822-4202
DOI:	10.3846/btp.2017.021
Popis:	Even considering a small-firm network as a new organizational form, few studies analyze how network management practices may influence the performance of member firms. To help overcome this gap, we conducted a survey with 242 firms associated with 49 small-firm networks in Brazil. The results show that collective planning, evaluation, communication, innovation, services offered by the network, leadership, and also the entrepreneurs’ orientation to business development have a positive influence on firms’ performance. The study contributes to the organizational literature and practice as it identifies a set of management practices that influence the performance of firms in small-firm networks.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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