Benefits of membership in a business networking group
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Paper/Presentation Title | Benefits of membership in a business networking group |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Lake, Peter (Author) and Erwee, Ronel (Author) |
Editors | Davies, Doug, Fisher, Greg and Hughes, Raechel |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 19th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2005) |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2005 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISBN | 1740882458 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.anzam.uts.edu.au/Events/ANZAM2005conference.pdf |
Conference/Event | ANZAM 2005: Engaging the Multiple Contexts of Management Convergence and Divergence of Management Theory and Practice |
Event Details | ANZAM 2005: Engaging the Multiple Contexts of Management Convergence and Divergence of Management Theory and Practice Event Date 07 to end of 10 Dec 2005 Event Location Canberra, Australia |
Abstract | The aims of the study were to explore the perceptions of members of a regional business network about the benefits of networking and the importance of such benefits. Furthermore it explores to what extent these benefits are realised within the regional network and what additional competencies members develop as part of the network. The one case at the regional level is made up of fourteen embedded cases. Twenty four interviews were conducted among different categories of members in the HunterNet network. Respondents confirmed that intangible benefits such as a sense of community and legitimacy, accessing knowledge, information and learning were important. Members of the Hunternet business network believed that these benefits can be realised in the regional industrial cluster and developed an appreciation of the competencies of other members. The table of the benefits of networking can be used as a discussion tool for learning within such networks. |
Keywords | networking benefits; small enterprises; medium enterprises; business network |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350704. Entrepreneurship |
520599. Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified | |
350709. Organisation and management theory | |
Public Notes | 'Individual authors retain copyright on individual papers.' |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Business |
School of Management and Marketing | |
Book Title | Proceedings of the 19th ANZAM Conference |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9xv16/benefits-of-membership-in-a-business-networking-group
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