The Moderating Effect of Perceived Effectiveness of SMEs' Marketing Function on the Network Ties—Strategic Adaptiveness RelationshipFootnote^*

* The authors acknowledge and greatly appreciate the constructive comments and suggestions provided by the editor and the three anonymous reviewers. We would like to also acknowledge the invaluable comments from Dr. Alan Watkins on our manuscript.

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