How does networking impact the SMEs growth

Karin Širec (Author), Barbara Bradač Hojnik (Author)

Abstract

Today's market conditions are forcing companies to adapt to changes in order to survive, grow and be competitive. Such changes include inter-company cooperation and networks, which allow for competition and innovation in a dynamic environment. Today, almost all industries are affected by the evolution of networking relationships within and between firms; however, previous studies have revealed that companies differ in their competitive strategies, strategic and technological orientation, and methods of networking. Most of these studies have linked networking with performance, with less empirical evidence on linking networking in SMEs with company growth. Previous research has also shown that entrepreneurial potential in Slovenia is not fully utilized. For this reason, the presented paper investigates a networking in SMEs and its contribution to the companies' growth.

Keywords

mreženje;podjetje;podjetništvo;mala podjetja;srednja podjetja;razvoj podjetja;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2009
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM EPF - Faculty of Economics and Business
Publisher:	Moderna organizacija
UDC:	005.575
COBISS:	9801756
ISSN:	1318-5454
Parent publication:	Organizacija
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Vpliv mreženja na rast malih in srednjevelikih podjetij
Secondary abstract:	Današnje tržne razmere silijo podjetja, da se zapreživetje prilagajajo spremembam, rastejo in izboljšujejo svojo konkurenčnost. V dinamičnem okolju je dvig konkurenčnosti in inovativnosti mogoč le ob kontiuiranem med podjetniškem sodelovanju in mreženju. Danes se vpliv razvoja mrežnih odnosov znotraj in med podjetji kaže tako rekoč v vseh gospodarskih panogah. Predhodne raziskave so pokazale, da se podjetja razlikujejo glede njihovih konkurennih strategij, strateške in tehnološke usmerjenosti, ter metod povezovanja- mreženja. Večina od teh študij proučuje mreženje v povezavi z uspešnostjo podjetij, manj empiričnih dokazov pa je moč najti na področju proučevanja učinkov mreženje na rast MSP. Predhodne raziskave so tudi pokazale, da podjetniški potencial v Slovenijini v celoti izkoriščena. Vse to so razlogi za predstavitev prispevka, ki proučuje mreženja v malih in srednje velikih podjetij in njihov vpliv na podjetniško rast.
Secondary keywords:	mreženje;podjetje;podjetništvo;mala podjetja;srednja podjetja;razvoj podjetja;
URN:	URN:NBN:SI
Type (COBISS):	Scientific work
Pages:	str. 59-66
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ42
Issue:	ǂno. ǂ2
Chronology:	2009
DOI:	10.2478/v10051-009-0003-4
ID:	1733676