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This paper aims to highlight the importance of external relations and the qualitative elements of dialogue for the development of SMEs. This is achieved by using the metaphor of learning networks as a base for facilitating inter and intra organisational company development

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Results from the study indicates that SMEs can use the learning network as an alternative form of organisation for development, where managers from different companies, together with researchers, form an ad hoc ''development group'' to compensate for internal lack of resources.

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This page is a summary of: Learning Networks - A Metaphor for Inter Organizational Development in SMEs, Enterprise and Innovation Management Studies, September 2000, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/14632440010028302.
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