Exiting and entering relationships: A framework for re-encounters in business networks

摘要

In the networked business environment, the same actors come together and part in various situations. Addressing this, existing research describes the lifecycle of business relationships and network participation: stages from relationship formation to termination and network exits have been covered. Less is known about the phases following a termination of relationships in networks. Especially, literature is relatively silent on those situations where the actors' paths cross again after a past exit. That is, re-encounters remain poorly understood.