Guest editors’ introduction to the special issue: strategic networks

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine how social capital dimensions of networks affect the transfer of knowledge between network members and propose a set of conditions that promote knowledge transfer for the different network types.

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The internationalization and performance of SMEs

Jane W. Lu, +1 more

- 01 Jun 2001 -

Strategic Management Journal

TL;DR: It is found that alliances with partners with local knowledge can be an effective strategy to overcome the deficiencies SMEs face in resources and capabilities, when they expand into international markets.

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Taking Stock of Networks and Organizations: A Multilevel Perspective

Daniel J. Brass, +3 more

- 01 Dec 2004 -

Academy of Management Journal

TL;DR: The central argument of network research is that actors are embedded in networks of interconnected social relationships that offer opportunities for and constraints on behavior as discussed by the authors, and the authors of this paper review the antecedents and consequences of networks at the interpersonal, interunit, and interorganizational levels of analysis, evaluate recent theoretical and empirical trends, and give directions for future research.

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Orchestrating Innovation Networks

Charles Dhanaraj, +1 more

- 01 Jul 2006 -

Academy of Management Review

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose that hub firms orchestrate network activities to ensure the creation and extraction of value, without the benefit of hierarchical authority, and reject the view of network members as inert entities that merely respond to inducements and constraints arising from their network ties.

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Alliance Management as a Source of Competitive Advantage

R. Duane Ireland, +2 more

- 01 Jun 2002 -

Journal of Management

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the management of strategic alliances using the theoretical frames of transactions cost, social network theory and the resource-based view, and conclude that managing alliances is crucial for firms to gain competitive advantage and create value with strategic alliances.

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