ABSTRACT
The central objective of this study has been to analyse and conceptualize the formation and evolution of international business networks and in particular of satellite business networks in peripheral regions. In brief, how these networks are shaped and evolve over time, especially with respect to:
● Their geographical articulation: the (non-)practicing of co-location by suppliers and the degree to which a conjoint of suppliers is geographically concentrated around the focal buyer of an international business network.
