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Author-Name: Erzsébet Noszkay
Author-Email: Noszkay.Erzsebet@vati.szie.hu
Author-Workplace-Name: Szent István Egyetem
Title: Nvos (Networked Virtual Organisations) and Other Forms of Networks Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Web of New Cooperation Forms
Abstract: 
The so called association-based systems are not new-fangled ideas; they have long been known in various economies. Nowadays network-forming is mentioned as a way of successful innovation, moreover, it is often assigned as a crucial condition of staying on the market. Although Hungarian journals have attempted to draw a picture of the benefits of networks for SMEs - as “appetisers” based on the examples of developed market economies - since the 1990s, the interest of Hungarian entrepreneurs has been rather meagre. However, this situation seems to be changing slightly. The indifference of SMEs, especially in the knowledge-based sectors has now been replaced by perceptible interest.
This article – focusing on the latter circle of enterprises – seeks to answer the following questions:
Ø  What are the realisations and typical motives of the recent interest of SMEs in forming networks?
Ø  What are the main goals and advantages of forming networks for SMEs in Hungary?
Ø  What type of networks would be the most efficient for this circle (considering the characteristics of domestic enterprises)?
Ø  What are the most effective tools and solutions assisting SMEs in becoming acquainted with modern networks and joining them adequately?
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Pages: 61-66
Number: 01
Volume: 4
Year: 2007
File-URL: http://tmp.gtk.uni-miskolc.hu/volumes/2007/01/TMP_2007_01_09.pdf
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Handle: RePEc:mic:tmpjrn:v:4:y:2007:i:01:p:61-66