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De Klerk, S., and J. Kroon. "Business networking relationships for business success." South African Journal of Business Management 39, no. 2 (June 30, 2008): 25–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v39i2.558.

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This study explored the context of business relationships in the networking practices of South African businesses. The objective of this study was to investigate the networking practices of Gauteng businesses and specific perceptions and experiences of business owners and managers on their business networking objectives. A multi-method design was used, which included qualitative research (focus groups) and quantitative research (structured questionnaire). Perceptions recorded amongst the participants indicated that business relationships are built for referrals and strategic networking connections. Different forms of business networking and different motivations behind the building of business networks were identified, such as profit, access to resources and improved efficiency. Different characteristics in terms of business relationships were identified and different age groups, group 1 (44 years and younger) and group 2 (older than 45 years of age) indicated that they felt differently about the number of connections in a network. This article can contribute to the business practice of networking and the awareness of business owners and managers in terms of the importance and influence of networking in their specific business.

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Brulin, Göran, and Cali Nuur. "Business Networking Learning." Scandinavian Journal of Management 19, no. 4 (December 2003): 512–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0956-5221(03)00033-2.

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Onion, J. "Review: Business Networking." Computer Bulletin 42, no. 4 (July 1, 2000): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/combul/42.4.31.

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ACQUAAH, MOSES. "BUSINESS STRATEGY AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN FAMILY BUSINESSES IN GHANA: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING RELATIONSHIPS." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 16, no. 01 (March 2011): 103–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1084946711001744.

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The business strategy perspective argues that achieving competitive advantage hinges on pursing a coherent competitive strategy. Family businesses are also said to manifest a strong desire to develop enduring and committed social relationships with external stakeholders. This study examines the effect of business strategy on performance of family businesses and how their managerial social networking relationships with external entities moderate the business strategy–performance link. Using data from 54 family firms from Ghana, the findings indicate that: (1) the pursuit of the business strategies of cost leadership and differentiation create competitive advantage for family businesses; (2) social networking relationships with government bureaucratic officials and community leaders are beneficial to family businesses, but social networking relationships with political leaders is detrimental to family businesses; and (3) the benefit of business strategy to family businesses is moderated positively by networking with community leaders, but negatively by networking with political leaders.

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Blatchford, Clive. "Business networking and the Internet." Computer Audit Update 1997, no. 5 (May 1997): 11–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0960-2593(97)85658-3.

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Wilson, J. "Social networking: the business case." Engineering & Technology 4, no. 10 (June 6, 2009): 54–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/et.2009.1010.

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Griggs, Amy. "Business breakfasts Networking for you." Fundraising for Schools 2007, no. 83 (November 2007): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/fund.2007.1.83.39610.

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Nichols, Howard K. "Networking Business and the Community." Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics 8, no. 1 (January 1997): 59–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02601079x9700800108.

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Manello, Alessandro, Maurizio Cisi, Francesco Devicienti, and Davide Vannoni. "Networking: a business for women." Small Business Economics 55, no. 2 (December 21, 2019): 329–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11187-019-00300-3.

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Zondi, Wellington. "Governance of small business: The role of networking." Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets and Institutions 6, no. 3 (2016): 20–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/rcgv6i3c2art3.

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The study aimed at determining the extent to which business people within eThekwini municipality share information through networking. The study was conducted in KwaZulu-Natal, within eThekwini Municipality. The targeted population represented a variety of business people of different age and race groups. The study had a sample size of 206 respondents. The research instrument was a structured questionnaire and was self-administered. The research was quantitative in nature. The study revealed that most small business owners are not members of bodies representing businesses like theirs. Secondly, while small businesses in eThekwini have confidence in the future of eThekwini economy, they feel so individually, and not as members of network groups. Thirdly, most of the respondents except those that are members of bodies representing businesses like theirs, do not talk to competitors. Fourthly, small business owners with low self-confidence are less likely to network. They tend to keep information to themselves.

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Memon, Atia Bano, and Kyrill Meyer. "Affordances of Business Pages on Social Networking Sites." International Journal of Social Media and Online Communities 12, no. 2 (July 2020): 21–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijsmoc.2020070102.

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This paper initially undertakes a comparative analysis of business page architecture of different SNSs by employing a desktop-based research approach consisting of surveying existing business pages, creating sample business pages, and reviewing official documentations of included SNSs. The observations indicate that the existing SNSs exhibit vast diversity and impose platform-specific boundaries that result in the fragmentation and dispersion of business information across multiple sites. Accordingly, the next part of the paper explores the potential of SNS APIs as an opportunity for the aggregation and centralization of SNS business information and successively proposes a conceptual model of business page integration. The proposed model is validated and evaluated through a web-based application for the integrated business page search and interaction over multiple SNSs. The discussion taken herein should assist the businesses in choosing an appropriate SNS for their web representation and establishes the grounds and guidelines for next generation of integrated data applications.

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Garnasih, Raden Lestari, Kurniawaty Kurniawaty, and Dewita Suryatiningsih. "Determinants of Culinary Business Performance." GATR Journal of Business and Economics Review (JBER) Vol. 5 (1) January March 2020 5, no. 1 (March 9, 2020): 01–09. http://dx.doi.org/10.35609/jber.2020.5.1(1).

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Objective - Determination of the performance factors of the small culinary business sector is an important aim of this research. The research also aims to analyze the interconnectedness between the factors which generate competitive advantage and improve the performance of small and medium-sized enterprise businesses. Methodology/Technique - Questionnaires were distributed to 115 such enterprises in the culinary field located in the city of Pekanbaru with the use of the cluster area a non-random sampling technique. In addition, a Likert scale was used to obtain responses from the participants, and the statistical analysis tool employed was PLS (Partial Least Squares). Findings - The research reveals that business networking and human resource competencies are factors that influence the business performance of small entrepreneurs in the culinary sector. However, competitive advantage does not influence the effect of human resource competence and business networking on business performance. Novelty - The variables studied in this culinary research field have not been comprehensively examined in previous studies. Type of Paper - Empirical. Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Business Networking; Culinary; Human Resources. JEL Classification: M10, M16, M19.

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Chung, Stephanie Po-Yin. "Surviving Economic Crises in Southeast Asia and Southern China: The History of Eu Yan Sang Business Conglomerates in Penang, Singapore and Hong Kong." Modern Asian Studies 36, no. 3 (July 2002): 579–617. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0026749x02003037.

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Prologue: Business Environment and Economic BehaviorFor more than two decades, sociologists, historians and economic geographers have produced many case studies on Chinese family businesses. A major consensus of these works suggests that ‘networking’, especially ethnic and familial, is extremely important to Chinese businesses. Various models and theories have been employed to explain this phenomenon. Notable among these explanations is the idea of Chinese entrepreneurship. According to this idea, such ethnicity-based groups as the Cantonese and the Fujianese (of the provinces of Guangdong and Fujian), are regarded to be culturally oriented towards business entrepreneurship and the cultivation of business networks. Before the outbreak of the Asian economic crisis in October 1997, many researchers believed that ‘Chinese entrepreneurship’ and the ‘business culture of networking’ contributed to the success of Chinese businesses in Asia (especially in the ‘Four Little Dragons’ of coastal Asia). For example, Confucian ethics and its emphasis on familial and ethnic networks is regarded as an asset for business expansion by Chinese international enterprises based in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. After the outbreak of the crisis, more research on the nature of Chinese entrepreneurship and the culture of networking was carried out. This research started from a different angle. The reliance on politically secured economic privileges (i.e.; nepotism), was identified as a defect of networking and thus, one of the major underlying causes of the crisis. The claim that the culture of networking contributes to business success actually offers a readily available explanation for its failure as well (see for examples Redding, 1990; Yeung, 1997; Yeung, 1998).

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Aladejebi, Olufemi. "The Impact of Entrepreneurial Networks on The Performance of Small Business in Nigeria." Archives of Business Research 8, no. 3 (April 4, 2020): 281–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/abr.83.8019.

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Networking is ultimately the process of exchanging information between two or more people; in this case, entrepreneurs. The main objective of this paper is to look into the firm attributes related to formal networking and investigate whether membership in formal networks in the form of business associations and industry/trade-specific associations has been an impact on the growth of SMEs business in Lagos, Nigeria. A purposeful sample was used to select respondents. Questionnaires designed to examine the views of the entrepreneur about SME networking were distributed amongst two SME groups, namely Nigerian Association Of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI), Lagos, and PHARMALLIANCE (Association of Community Pharmacists). The research instrument was based on a five-point Likert scale. The questionnaire administered contained 2parts, Part 1: contains general information, while Part 2: contains specific questions relating to networking. The results of the analysis showed a generally positive overview of SME networking in Nigeria. The respondents mostly agree across both groups that networking is of great benefit to their businesses.

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Aisyah, Siti. "Computer Networking Company in Business Area." International Research Journal of Management, IT & Social Sciences 2, no. 7 (July 1, 2015): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.21744/irjmis.v2i7.67.

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Computer Networking is not something new today. Almost every company there is a Computer Network to facilitate the flow of Information within the company. Internet increasingly popular today is a giant Computer Network of Computers that are connected and can interact. This can occur because of the network technology development is very rapid. But in some ways connected to the internet can be dangerous threat, many attacks that can occur both within and outside such as Viruses, Trojans, and Hackers. In the end the security of computers and computer networks will play an important role in this case. A good firewall configuration and optimized to reduce these threats. Firewall configuration there are 3 types of them are screened host firewall system (Single- homed bastion), screened host firewall system (Dual-homed bastion), and screened subnet firewall. And also configure the firewall to open the ports Port right to engage connect to the Internet, because the ports to configure a firewall that can filter packets incoming data in accordance with the policy or policies. This firewall architecture that will be used to optimize a firewall on the network.

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Bham, Bilal. "Networking effectively:Essentialfor being successful in business." Medical Writing 21, no. 2 (June 2012): 141–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/2047480612z.00000000029.

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Yrle, Augusta C., Sandra J. Hartman, Charles Grenier, and Olof H. Lundberg. "Business college administrators: organizational networking activities." Team Performance Management: An International Journal 7, no. 5/6 (September 2001): 69–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13527590110403667.

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Bateman, Kayleigh, and Vanessa Vallely. "Networking: More than Swapping Business Cards." ITNOW 58, no. 2 (May 16, 2016): 12–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/itnow/bww034.

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Dyrud, Marilyn A. "Social Networking and Business Communication Pedagogy." Business Communication Quarterly 74, no. 4 (October 14, 2011): 475–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1080569911423964.

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Pearson, Robin, and David Richardson. "Business Networking in the Industrial Revolution." Economic History Review 54, no. 4 (November 2001): 657–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-0289.00207.

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Alt, Hubert Osterle, Christian Reic, Rainer. "Business Networking in the Swatch Group." Electronic Markets 9, no. 3 (July 1, 1999): 169–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/101967899359067.

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Szeto, Ricky, Philip C. Wright, and Edward Cheng. "Business networking in the Chinese context." Management Research News 29, no. 7 (July 2006): 425–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01409170610690880.

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Andersen, Poul Houman, and Christopher J. Medlin. "Transient commitments and dynamic business networking." Industrial Marketing Management 58 (October 2016): 11–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2016.05.011.

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Taylor, Steven A., Jamie R. Mulligan, and Chiharu Ishida. "Facebook, Social Networking, And Business Education." American Journal of Business Education (AJBE) 5, no. 4 (July 10, 2012): 437–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/ajbe.v5i4.7121.

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Wohlgemuth, Sven, Stefan Sackmann, Noboru Sonehara, and A. Min Tjoa. "Security and privacy in business networking." Electronic Markets 24, no. 2 (May 14, 2014): 81–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12525-014-0158-6.

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Schoonjans, Bilitis, Philippe Van Cauwenberge, and Heidi Vander Bauwhede. "Formal business networking and SME growth." Small Business Economics 41, no. 1 (November 30, 2011): 169–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11187-011-9408-6.

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Benedict, Leshawn, Kevin Si, and Fok Leung. "Business Networking in Medicine: Medical Students' Perspectives on a Networking Assignment." Journal of Contemporary Medical Education 10, no. 2 (2020): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/jcme.20190912121145.

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Tinsley, Ross, and Paul A. Lynch. "Small Business Networking and Tourism Destination Development." International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 8, no. 1 (February 2007): 15–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000007780007380.

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This paper compares two localities of marked social, cultural and economic difference in relation to small tourism business networking and formalization of tourism destination development. The methodological process involves in-depth interviews, supplemented by participant observation. Template development and network-depth analysis are used to interpret the findings. Through ‘thick’ description and analysis of social, communication and exchange networking behaviours, an original cultural understanding of the community embeddedness of informal small business networking behaviours is provided in the context of a developed and a developing country. The study finds that the destination with a more formalized tourism development is less reliant on horizontal networking. This results in a less directly significant contribution to destination development. However, destination size, social network density and cultural differences are also key issues in relation to networking contributions.

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Sharafizad, Jalleh. "Determinants of business networking behaviour of women in small businesses." Small Enterprise Research 18, no. 2 (December 2011): 158–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/ser.2011.18.2.158.

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Neghină, Ramona-Alexandra, Valentin-Andrei Mănescu, Mihaela-Rodica Ganciu, Dragoș-Georgian Ilie, and Gheorghe Militaru. "Online business networking experience research on ecommerce entrepreneurs." Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence 13, no. 1 (May 1, 2019): 385–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2019-0034.

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Abstract In a globalized economy, marketing performance is needed in order to be competitive and also for being successful on the market. Currently entrepreneurs have access to a big variety of tools and also the increase of networking platforms can help ecommerce entrepreneurs to gather a lot of useful information and know-how for improving their businesses. Our main objective is to identify which are the most important needs of ecommerce entrepreneurs in order to communicate with other business owners activating in the ecommerce industry. The secondary objective is to identify what features an online networking platform should have, so it can become an important tool for growing the marketing performance of each member using the networking platform. The research was made using a focus group composed of 15 participants. All participants are business owners who manage at least one online store, selling goods in the local or international market for at least 3 years. The results of the qualitative research made, were that entrepreneurs who are trying to establish a new business partnership, use classical forms of communication, such as email, phone calls, meetings but they believe that online communication would be beneficial for their business because it can be less time consuming and more efficient for finding new business partners or relevant know-how. We discovered that entrepreneurs wish to learn from the practical experience of other business owners to improve the marketing performance through innovation and creativity. The research conducted has identified the key elements of a business networking platform for entrepreneurs. The main elements required include privacy, security, sharing relevant know-how and elements that can create an efficient collaborative environment. We also discovered that local entrepreneurs do not use or know a business networking platform that meets their demands and expectations for sustaining an effective business development.

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MILLER, NANCY J., and TERRY L. BESSER. "EXPLORING DECISION STRATEGIES AND EVALUATIONS OF PERFORMANCE BY NETWORKED AND NON-NETWORKED SMALL U.S. BUSINESSES." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 10, no. 02 (August 2005): 167–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1084946705000124.

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A strategic network perspective established the theoretical foundation for exploring aspects of business management in 383 small businesses predominantly operating in small communities across the U.S. It was proposed that those owner/managers involved in formal voluntary organizations to promote business effectiveness would differ in their strategic decisions and evaluations of performance from businesses without such formal group affiliations. Business strategies assessed involved the emphasis placed on employees, customers, and community, and the effect of these three variables in explaining four elements of business performance. Networking businesses were found to place more emphasis on strategies dealing with employees, customers, and community than non-networking businesses. Final results suggested that network membership held a direct effect on business strategies, and that these strategies held varying direct effects on perceptions of business performance. Findings offer initial support for strategic network theory as well as practical information for small business owners considering network membership.

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De Klerk, S. "The importance of networking as a management skill." South African Journal of Business Management 41, no. 1 (March 31, 2010): 37–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v41i1.512.

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Networking is a life skill and it is in managers’ interest to acknowledge its importance and develop their own networking skills. This article reports on networking practices in Gauteng businesses. The empirical study consisted of an exploratory, sequential mixed-method research design, which included five focus group discussions (n = 41) to investigate the content of the networks and a structured questionnaire aimed at analysing the perceptions and experiences of business owners and managers in Gauteng Province in South Africa on the structure of their networks. The participants considered networking important to business success and stated that they would have benefited from training on building relationships, earlier on in their careers. Based on these findings, it is recommended that educators at all levels, managers and policy makers focus on networking as part of management training.

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Sharafizad, Jalleh, and Alan Coetzer. "Women business owners’ start-up motivations and network structure." Journal of Management & Organization 23, no. 2 (November 28, 2016): 206–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2016.51.

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AbstractThis research responds to calls for studies aimed at developing a more nuanced understanding of women small business owners’ networking behaviours and structures. The study examined whether business start-up motivations and phase of the business (prestart-up, start-up and established) influenced women’s networking behaviours and structures. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 28 women. Interview data were used to categorise participants into classic, forced, and work–family owners. Analysis of the interviews found no marked differences in networking behaviours and network structures of participants during prestart-up phase. During start-up and established phases differences began to emerge. Given that classic and forced owners had established their businesses for financial reasons, a diverse network was more relevant for them. However, work–family participants established the business for family/work balance, thus a small network of close ties was sufficient to achieve their business goals. Theoretical, practical and research implications of the findings are outlined.

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Stupnytskyy, O., and S. Solyanyk. "CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT IN MODERN INFORMATION-NETWORKING ECONOMY." Actual Problems of International Relations, no. 133 (2017): 106–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/apmv.2017.133.0.106-116.

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In recent years, cloud computing has ceased to be exotic in the field of entrepreneurial activity. More companies are moving their business processes to a virtual environment. "Clouds" become the place where information is stored, processed and from which it is transmitted instantaneously to any place in the world, the time for making business-decisions is shortened, and "paper technologies" disappear. The creation of a unified world network market economy - geo-economics and its infrastructure - is based on repeatedly increasing both the scale of information flows and the volumes of created digital content. Currently, cloud computing is used in various spheres of economic and commercial activities, from education and medicine to banking and service sector. Flexibility and availability of resources makes cloud computing ideal for business structures that have to respond to changing business needs more quickly and cope with current tasks more effectively. The SaaS (Software as a Service) market is developing rapidly, new services that are designed to simplify the life of industry businesses are opening every day, so very soon none of the trading enterprises will be able to do without this business tool. In this case, all cloud models – public, private or hybrid – have advantages and technical characteristics that are attractive to different organizations depending on their needs. In addition to corporate business, this service is of interest to small and medium-sized businesses – to those companies that do not have their own qualified system administrators, companies from the service sector – beauty salons, car services, small shops, transport companies, and others enterprises that are not related to IT.

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Ivanova-Gongne, Maria, and Lasse Torkkeli. "No manager is an island: culture in sensemaking of business networking." Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 33, no. 5 (June 4, 2018): 638–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbim-07-2016-0154.

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PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the role of culture in managerial sensemaking and conceptualization of business networking.Design/methodology/approachThe authors apply qualitative methodology through the sensemaking approach on three Finnish and three Russian managers in mutual buyer–supplier business relationship dyads.FindingsThe results imply that the cultural background of the manager determines his perception of the level at which business networking occurs. Finnish managers conceptualize business networking as an organizational strategy, whereas their Russian counterparts conceptualize the phenomenon squarely at the individual level.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors suggest that the underlying cause of the differences in the conceptualization of networking may be that Finnish business networking relies more on concepts derived from Western European business culture, whereas Russian networking relies more on the traditional culture. Consequently, they suggest that the concept of business networking in extant research may suffer from ethnocentricity. Limitations of the study include the limited extent of generalizations from its qualitative nature.Practical implicationsThe results imply that business network relationships should be managed differently in different cultures, and that depending on the cultural background of the business partner, managing both the organizational and the individual levels of business networking is needed.Originality/valueThe study contributes to limited literature on culture and the role of individuals in managerial conceptualization of business networking. This is one of the rare studies to illustrate differences through individual sensemaking on both sides of the relationship dyad and account for both Western European and Russian market environments.

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Masterfano, Michele K. "Effects of participation in paid membership organizations on entrepreneurial success." New England Journal of Entrepreneurship 14, no. 2 (March 1, 2011): 29–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/neje-14-02-2011-b003.

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Research into entrepreneurial networking activities has ignored an aspect that is important to the entrepreneurs‐does it make sense to pay dues to an organization that promises networking opportunities to help build their business? This study looked at that aspect of networking by comparing revenue growth rates and average number of employees between those businesses whose owners belong to paid membership organizations and those who do not. No differences were found between the two groups of entrepreneurial firms. While there are still benefits to joining these organizations, entrepreneurs should not expect to grow their business because of membership.

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Cunha, Maria Manuela Cruz, João Varajão, Patrícia Gonçalves, Cecília Alvarenga, Aida Martins, and Maria Teresa Martins. "The Perceived Potential of Business Social Networking Sites." International Journal of Web Portals 4, no. 1 (January 2012): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jwp.2012010101.

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Business social networking is a facilitator of several business activities, such as market studies, communication with clients, and identification of business partners. This paper traduces the results of a study undertaken with the purpose of getting to know how the potential of networking is perceived in the promotion of business by participants of the LinkedIn network, and presents two main contributions: (1) to disseminate within the business community which is the relevance given to social networking; and (2) which are the social networks best suitable to the promotion of business, to support the definition of strategies and approaches accordingly. The results confirm that LinkedIn is the most suitable network to answer the needs of those that look for professional contacts and for the promotion of business, while innovation is the most recognized factor in the promotion of business through social networking. This study contributes to a better understanding of the potential of different business social networking sites, to support organizations and professionals to align their strategies with the perceived potential of each network.

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Taylor, Joy, Ifor Ffowcs-Williams, and Mike Crowe. "Linking desert businesses: the impetus, the practicalities, the emerging pay-offs, and building on the experiences." Rangeland Journal 30, no. 1 (2008): 187. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj07045.

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Small businesses in desert Australia are disadvantaged by remoteness from suppliers and markets, workforce problems, and limited opportunities to explore alliances across the desert. This paper outlines an initiative to support and encourage capacity building in remote desert centres and to create networks to overcome the isolation experienced by desert-based small and medium-sized enterprises. Building on existing local initiatives and seizing the opportunities offered by a range of new information and communication technologies (ICT), businesses are linked together to explore the benefits of networking, to identify possible synergies and opportunities for collaboration, to gain practical ICT and networking skills and confidence in the processes, and create real outcomes for their business. The initiative began with a pilot project focused on training and mentoring business owners and managers in business clustering. In addition to education and training outcomes, this pilot produced more outcomes for the participating businesses than had been anticipated. In the final year $7 million of new business was reported. Many businesses embraced this way of working together to improve competitiveness; as a consequence the networks have continued to operate beyond the life of the pilot project. Several case studies are presented to demonstrate how ICT has been used for the transfer of ideas and knowledge, for collaboration, and to open new commercial opportunities for businesses that arose as a direct result of their participation. Proof of concept has been demonstrated in the value to businesses of this approach to long-distance inter-business cooperation and networking. The paper outlines key findings from the pilot project, including the needs for an appropriate pace of development, mix of technologies used, nurturing of business champions, flexibility, local facilitation, and real business outcomes, among others. These findings are being used to inform future developments in long-distance, cross-border business networking internationally and an expanded project involving nine regions of desert Australia.

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Hassan, Nor Azlili, Azlina Abdullah, Mansor Mohd Noor, Hairol Anuar Mak Din, Nor Hafizah Abdullah, and Mohd Mahadee Ismail. "Business Networking and Social Cohesion among Business Community in Malaysia." International Journal of Asian Social Science 8, no. 9 (2018): 669–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.18488/journal.1.2018.88.669.676.

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ESWARAN, P. K., S. PRAKASH, DAVID D. FERGUSON, and KATHLEEN NAASZ. "LEVERAGING IP FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS." International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making 02, no. 04 (December 2003): 641–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219622003000884.

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Businesses are faced today with the challenge of leveraging existing network infrastructures while evolving to technologies that will provide a positive impact on their business performance. Internet Protocol (IP) is a technology foundation that many companies have begun to leverage, but IP requires a more integrated strategy for seamless migration and the achievement of its full benefits. In this paper, we examine the creation of an Enterprise IP Strategy from a business impact and a technology point of view and provide factors to consider when developing this strategy. A framework considering business perspective and technology umbrella is presented to guide businesses to make the right choice for networking needs. IP is a common thread that runs through various systems and networks comprising enterprise IT infrastructure. In the last five years, virtually everyone from shipping clerks to CEOs has been touched by IP's influence. Hence, IP provides a strategic vantage point for building a sound enterprise networking strategy.

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Kaya, Halil D. "Business Friendliness, Firm Performance and Owner’s Optimism." Financial Markets, Institutions and Risks 4, no. 3 (2020): 13–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.21272/fmir.4(3).13-23.2020.

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In this study, we attempt to find the factors that influence small business owners’ optimism as well as their company’s success. For this purpose, we use a survey done by Kauffman foundation. This survey asks business owners about their state’s performance in areas like “ease of starting a business”, “ease of hiring”, “regulations”, and “training and networking programs”. It also asks business owners questions about their firm’s performance and their optimism for the future. We run several tests to see if business owners are more optimistic and more successful in states with a high score in each “business friendliness” area. We show that, in the states with a higher business friendliness composite score, both growth in revenue and growth in employees are higher and also owners tend to be more encouraging to others. Regression analyses support these findings (except for growth in employees). Our results indicate that growth in revenue is driven mainly by the Ease of Start score. In other words, the revenues of small businesses grow faster in the states with a better initial registration/establishment process. Our results also indicate that growth in the number of employees is driven mainly by the Overall Regulations score. In other words, small businesses grow faster (in terms of the number of employees) in the states with more favorable regulations. With respect to whether or not the owners would encourage others to start a business in their state, our results show that all subcomponents (Ease of Start, Ease of Hire, Overall Regulations, and Training and Networking programs) are important. The owners are more encouraging to others when Ease of Start, Ease of Hire, Overall Regulations, and Training and Networking programs are all favorable. Overall, we conclude that while all components of business friendliness have a positive relation with the small business owners’ optimism, the link between the business friendliness score and firm performance is weaker. Ease of Start is important for growth in revenues and optimism, Ease of Hire is important for optimism only, Overall Regulations are important for growth in the number of employees and optimism, and Training and Networking Programs are crucial for optimism. Keywords: regulations, business friendliness, small business, entrepreneurship, firm performance.

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A. Chilton, Michael. "Creating a Networking Lab for Business Students." Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology 2 (2005): 599–608. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/854.

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Bordelon, Bobray. "Networking Strategies for Business and Economics Librarians." Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship 13, no. 3 (July 10, 2008): 371–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08963560802183294.

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Konsti-Laakso, Suvi, Timo Pihkala, and Sascha Kraus. "Facilitating SME Innovation Capability through Business Networking." Creativity and Innovation Management 21, no. 1 (January 6, 2012): 93–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8691.2011.00623.x.

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Bogren, Maria, Yvonne von Friedrichs, Øystein Rennemo, and Øystein Widding. "Networking women entrepreneurs: fruitful for business growth?" International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship 5, no. 1 (March 22, 2013): 60–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17566261311305210.

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Rasouli, Mohammad Reza, Jos J. M. Trienekens, Rob J. Kusters, and Paul W. P. J. Grefen. "Information governance requirements in dynamic business networking." Industrial Management & Data Systems 116, no. 7 (August 8, 2016): 1356–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/imds-06-2015-0260.

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Ford, David, and Stefanos Mouzas. "The theory and practice of business networking." Industrial Marketing Management 42, no. 3 (April 2013): 433–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2013.02.012.

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Li, Cai, Naveed Ahmed, Sikandar Ali Qalati, Asadullah Khan, and Shumaila Naz. "Role of Business Incubators as a Tool for Entrepreneurship Development: The Mediating and Moderating Role of Business Start-Up and Government Regulations." Sustainability 12, no. 5 (February 28, 2020): 1822. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12051822.

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Business incubators create value by combining the entrepreneurial spirit of start-ups with the resources that are typically available to new businesses. It is widely recognized that knowledge-based entrepreneurial companies are the main creators of economic growth, and such enterprises require special business development services. Therefore, the study aims to examine the role of business incubators in providing greater services (networking services, capital support, and training programs) in entrepreneurship development. Secondly, it also examines the mediating and moderating role of business start-up and government regulations for entrepreneurship. Using a quantitative methodology, we examine 567 samples through structural equation modeling. We find that the business incubators are playing an effective mediating role in providing networking services, capital support, and training programs to individuals and entrepreneurs, which are significant for entrepreneurship development, whereas business start-up positively mediates the relationship between networking services, capital support, training programs, and entrepreneurship development. Government regulations for entrepreneurship have a direct effect on entrepreneurship development. More importantly, government regulations for entrepreneurship have a positive moderating effect between business start-up and entrepreneurship development. Our study identifies the critical resources needed to improve the quality of business incubators and to ensure the availability of such resources to improve entrepreneurship development.

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Jacob, Axel, and Frank Teuteberg. "Towards a Taxonomy for Design Options of Social Networking Technologies in Sustainable Business Models." Sustainability 13, no. 1 (December 23, 2020): 81. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13010081.

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Social networking technologies such as social media, crowd concepts, or gamification represent key resources for the integration of customers, value network partners, and the community into sustainable business models. However, there is a lack of understanding of how sustainable enterprises apply such technologies. To close this gap, we propose a taxonomy of design options for social networking technologies in sustainable business models. Our taxonomy comprises eight dimensions that deal with relevant questions of the design of social networking technologies. When creating our taxonomy, we built on existing literature and use cases and involved experienced practitioners in the field of sustainable business models for the validation of our taxonomy. In this way, our study contributes to knowledge on the use of social networking technologies in sustainable business models and how such technologies influence the boundaries of sustainable business models. Likewise, we provide practical insights into the use of social networking technologies in sustainable business models.

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Wills, Gordon. "Managing networking." Scandinavian International Business Review 1, no. 3 (January 1992): 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0962-9262(92)90005-q.

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