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Outcomes in Small-Firm Networks: A Quantitative Study in the Southern Brazilian Context

In: Network Strategies for Regional Growth

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  • Jorge Renato Verschoore
  • Alsones Balestrin

Abstract

The small-firm networks have been the focus of increasing preoccupation in applied and academic debates. Interest on the theme has gained momentum through the reflections of authors who point to the structural and strategic transformations derived from the new competitive landscape. Castells (1996), among others, indicates that the traditional firm, operating in an individualized manner, experiences difficulties when facing such new challenges. In order to cope with a broad range of competitive requirements, such as continuous learning and innovation, Perrow (1992) points to the ascension of small-firm networks. Networks unite the flexibility and agility of small firms with the scale and power of conglomerates. A relevant reflection, provided by Thompson (2003), stresses that networks, due to their peculiar ambivalent characteristics, which unite competition and cooperation, scale and scope, and, foremost, hierarchy and market, respond better to competitive demands. ‘The organization is then embedded in relationships with identifiable counterparts. This web of relationships can be called a network’ (Håkansson and Snehota 1989: 191).

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  • Jorge Renato Verschoore & Alsones Balestrin, 2011. "Outcomes in Small-Firm Networks: A Quantitative Study in the Southern Brazilian Context," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Martin Johanson & Heléne Lundberg (ed.), Network Strategies for Regional Growth, chapter 5, pages 79-99, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-29914-6_5
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230299146_5
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    1. Santini, Mateus Augusto Fassina & Faccin, Kadígia & Balestrin, Alsones & Volkmer Martins, Bibiana, 2021. "How the relational structure of universities influences research and development results," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 125(C), pages 155-163.
    2. Olivier Coussi & Kadígia Faccin, 2020. "How the “Triple Helix” Can Influence the General Climate for Entrepreneurs in Brazil," Post-Print hal-02916853, HAL.

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