The Evolution and Nature of Young Firm Networks: A Longitudinal Perspective.

Focuses on a study that described the evolution of networks during the first 3 years after start-up of a new business enterprise and the nature of networks of firms after 3 years. Inclusion of both temporal change and spatial variation on the analysis of the longitudinal dataset; Analysis of the characteristics of nature of business relationships; Effects of gender, education, innovative firm behavior, region and sector on the nature of firm networks after start-up.