1. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF SMALL-FIRM NETWORKS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF MEMBER FIRMS.
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WEGNER, Douglas, ZARPELON, Felipe de Mattos, VERSCHOORE, Jorge Renato, and BALESTRIN, Alsones
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SMALL business ,ENTREPRENEURSHIP ,LEADERSHIP ,BUSINESS development ,INDUSTRIAL management - Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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