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What is Networking Capability

Chapter 3
Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Internationalization
Firm’s ability to interact to other business partners and manage these relationships efficiently in a dynamic market.
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Entrepreneurial Orientation and Dynamic Capabilities: The Case of Family Firms
Ana Sofia Coelho (Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal & Escola Superior de Tecnologias de Fafe, Portugal), Ana Lisboa (Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal), and José Carlos M. R. Pinho (Universidade do Minho, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 33
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8479-7.ch003
Abstract
Currently, small and medium enterprises that are family businesses (SMEFs) assume an important role in the global economy. Further, innovation and flexibility became vital to firms' survival and prosperity in the market during these volatile times. Firms should not only possess critical resources, but also be able to recombine them. Characterized by resource restrictions, SMEFs can rely on dynamic capabilities to access resources and be competitive in the market. In this regard, networking capabilities (NC) and resource combinations (RC) such as exploitative and explorative product development and on market-related capabilities emerge as key dynamic capabilities. This chapter examines the role of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) on NC and RC. Using a qualitative method of in-depth case study, the chapter analyzes 12 Portuguese SMEFs.
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