Abstract
PurposeThis study aims to perform a meta-analysis about network capabilities (NCs) and how they influence firm performance. Previous studies present distinct results regarding this relationship due to samples, cultural and contextual differences.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a meta-analysis of 33 papers published between 2008 and 2019.FindingsThe results contribute to theory and practice by (1) synthesizing previous research, testing the relationship between NCs and firm performance; (2) confirming the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on NCs; (3) showing how contextual variables affect the relationship between NCs and firm performance; (4) suggesting that NCs moderate the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance.Practical implicationsFurthermore, the authors also offer managerial implications. Firms should consider investing in developing NCs to foster performance. Moreover, the contextual variables we investigated show that firms in specific contexts may experience a higher relevance of their NCs for firm performance.Originality/valueThis meta-analysis contributes to the management literature by offering a set of empirical generalizations, including relationship direct, mediation and moderation effects about network capabilities.
Subject
Management Science and Operations Research,General Business, Management and Accounting
Reference97 articles.
1. Effect of market orientation, network capability and entrepreneurial orientation on international performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs);International Business Review,2018
2. Anbeek, T.G. (2014), “Het Ondernemende Managementteam: de invloed van Functionele Heterogeniteit in het Managementteam via Gedeeld Leiderschap, Teamreflectiviteit en Netwerkvaardigheden op Ondernemende Oriëntatie”, available at: http://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/289965 (accessed 15 August 2021).
3. Strategic business performance through network capability and structural flexibility;Management Decision,2020
4. Networking capability: a systematic review of literature and future research agenda;Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing,2021
5. The effect of electronic word of mouth on sales: a meta-analytic review of platform, product, and metric factors;Journal of Marketing Research,2016
Cited by
5 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献