The leveraging of inter‐firm networks is increasingly considered to be a strategic resource
that can potentially be shaped by managerial action. In recent years, scholars have turned to …

Strategic SME networks have received significant policy attention, yet a review of the current
literature reveals limited attention to the factors that contribute to network innovation. This …

The literature on financial development and growth has received a lot of attention over the
past two decades. Unlike growth, not much of consideration has been given to poverty …

The objective of this paper is to analyse the characteristics and nature of the networks that
firms utilize to access knowledge and facilitate innovation. The paper draws on the notion of …

Drawing upon survey data from 436 firms, this paper explores the impact of co-operative ties
upon levels of innovation (both product and process) in five UK manufacturing industries …

Recent work on SMEs and networks has emphasised the importance of external co-
operative ties in enhancing firms' innovative performance. These external ties provide …

The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the relationship between the social
capital accumulated among network members and the performance of learning networks in …

This paper focuses on the role of inter-organizational networks as facilitators of knowledge
flow and innovation. It introduces the concepts of network capital and network space to …

The need to better understand the mechanisms underlying regional growth patterns is
widely recognized. This article argues that regional growth is partly a function of the value …

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the emergence, embedding and optimal
design of intermediaries who act as a bridge between demand and supply in the agricultural …