The Collaborative Network Orientation: Achieving Business Success through Collaborative Relationships
提出协作网络导向概念，基于女性管理者偏好合作网络和冲突理论，实证发现女性小企业主更倾向此导向，且该导向与所有企业主成功正相关，对男性影响更强。
This study presents a theoretical concept called the collaborative network orientation (CNO) and tests it using a sample of male and female small business owners. The CNO is based on (1) research that indicates female managers prefer to organize in cooperative network relationships and (2) conflict theory that indicates collaboration is preferred for both building relationships and achieving goals. Empirical tests revealed that female owners had a stronger preference for a CNO. A CNO was associated with business success for all owners, but it was significantly more positively associated with success for male business owners.