Wettbewerbsfähigkeit vernetzter kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen - Eine Strukturierung der Einflussfaktoren

This article presents a theoretical, hypotheses-based framework which describes and structures the multi-faceted effects of inter-organisational networking on the competitive capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises. Three interdependent complexes of influence are distinguished: • the effects of inter-organisational networking on the competitive capacity, • the significance of information technology for the realisation of inter-organisational networking, • the non-technical obstacles of the inter-organisational networking. This framework is used to categorise numerous contributions from different disciplines and integrate them in a comprehensive overview.