Identification and Explanation of The Factors Affecting The Adhesion Of Relationships Within Business Networks

The purpose of this study is to provide a theoretical framework for the factors of adhesion in relationships within business networks and also explanation of the role of these factors in the stages of formation of a relationship within the network. The type of research is applied in terms of purpose and library-based in terms of method. First, the concept of adhesion has been studied and compared from 5 knowledge approaches, which are: Islamic approach, economical approach, psychological approach, sociological approach and basic science approach; The approach used in this study is then described. The method used in the research was a systematic review that 55 articles related to relationships within business networks from 1971 to 2021 were extracted in scientific databases. After conducting the filtering process and using the manual coding method, these 55 articles have been coded as a full text study. Factors affecting the adhesion of relationships within the network were divided into 12 general categories, which are placed in three layers with the names of structural adhesion, perceptual adhesion and specific adhesion. Among the identified factors, the number of in-going and out-going relationships has the highest frequency and the layer related to structural adhesion is the most frequent layer. In the next step, the life cycle of a relationship in the context of the business network is plotted and the priority of three layers of adhesion is defined for them. The results show the greatest effect of structural adhesion in all stages of the life cycle.