Interfirm networks

1. Abstract Interfirm networks have become of strategic important to many organizations since the 1990s. Discuss the advantages and potential pitfalls of interfirm networks, particularly in the form of strategic alliances and joint ventures. 2. The notion of small world ; Interfirm networks A recent study (Baum, Shipilov and Rowley 2003, pg 697) has shown that "Interfirm networks often take on characteristics consistent with the notion of a small world which they are locally clustered into dense sub-networks or cliques." …

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