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title: "Verkostoitumisen yhteys yritysten kannattavuuteen ja kasvuun: empiirisiä havaintoja"
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date_published: "2008-01-15"
series: "Discussion Papers no."
series_number: "1118"
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language: "fi"
publisher: "ETLA Economic Research"
pdf_url: "https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dp1118.pdf"
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identifier: "https://www.etla.fi/julkaisut/id/Discussion-Papers-no.-1118"
---

# Verkostoitumisen yhteys yritysten kannattavuuteen ja kasvuun: empiirisiä havaintoja

**Published:** 2008-01-15  
**Categories:** Publications  
**Tags:** Discussion Papers, growth  
**URL:** https://www.etla.fi/en/publications/dp1118-en/

Even though inter-firm networking is often argued to be among the factors enhancing business performance, empirical research on the topic is scarce. We exploit Eurostat’s and Statistic Finland’s pilot survey on inter-enterprise relations to study the issue. Our uni- and multivariate analysis does not suggest that there is a statistically significant positive or negative relationship between a firm’s networking activities and its profitability or growth. We conclude that networking is not a panacea; it does not boost performance automatically or independently. Its possible benefits depend on how it is organized and conducted.
 Keywords : Inter-firm networking, business collaboration, outsourcing, profitability, growth.

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