Understanding the Relationship between Organizational Networking and Network Capability
Understanding the Relationship between Organizational Networking and Network Capability

Summary/Abstract: Organizational networking refers to firms‘ behaviours as activities, routines, practices which enable an organization to make sense of and capitalize on their networks of direct and indirect business relation-ships. The relationships are more important today when the business environment is more competi-tive. The firms can develop their organizational networking strategies by developing their network ca-pability which refers to its ability to build, handle and exploit relationships. These capabilities are in-cluded in a complex configuration with other capabilities and competencies. The aim of this paper is to explore how network capabilities are structured and we tried to understand how they could be im-proved in order to obtain higher performance. Achieving a good network position that allows firms to make use of business opportunities is a main strategic aim of firms.

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