This paper investigates the role of business associations in promoting inter-firm collaboration, in particular through the use of network contract - a particular type of formal collaboration recently introduced in Italy. Results indicate that business associations can favor and promote inter-firm collaboration in two ways: directly, being formally involved in a network contract and indirectly, through a number of initiatives (e.g. matching meetings, workshops ad so on), acting as facilitators of forms of inter-firm collaboration.
S. Aureli, M. Ciambotti, F.M. Cesaroni, M. DelBaldo (2014). The role of business associations in promoting networking. The Italian case of the “network contracts. Sofia : Bamde.
The role of business associations in promoting networking. The Italian case of the “network contracts
AURELI, SELENA;
2014
Abstract
This paper investigates the role of business associations in promoting inter-firm collaboration, in particular through the use of network contract - a particular type of formal collaboration recently introduced in Italy. Results indicate that business associations can favor and promote inter-firm collaboration in two ways: directly, being formally involved in a network contract and indirectly, through a number of initiatives (e.g. matching meetings, workshops ad so on), acting as facilitators of forms of inter-firm collaboration.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
