“…Thus, networking relationships provide firms with relevant knowledge and information (e.g., Sedikides & Gregg, 2003;Yang et al, 2018). By developing and nourishing such formal and informal ties with customers and partners, networking capability can serve as a mechanism for quickly sensing opportunities (Fourné, Jansen & Mom, 2014;Ozgen & Baron, 2007;Tarba, Bauer, Weber & Matzler, 2019;Yang et al, 2018), and in turn enhance firms' superior performance (Musteen, Francis, & Datta, 2010). Similarly, firms operating in foreign markets encounter varying demands and conditions, which requires them to refresh and maintain their technological capability to exploit foreign market opportunities.…”