Disorganization or Self-Organization?

Recanatini, Francesca; Ryterman, Randi

doi:10.2139/ssrn.219268

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“…This finding, however seems to conflict with those of Recanatini and Ryterman (2001) and Greif and Kandel (1995); both these studies present evidence suggesting that the constituents of business associations had superior access to information on the identity and trustworthiness of prospective trade partners. That is, like Johnson et al (2002), they suggest that business organizations do add value in the sense of improving inter-firm information flows.…”

Section: Reputation Effects Network and Transitionmentioning

confidence: 62%

Reputation Flows: Contractual Disputes and the Channels for Inter-firm Communication

Pyle

2003

SSRN Journal

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Inter-firm information exchange with respect to the reliability of trade partners may be unmediated in the sense that it involves direct communication between the personnel of two firms. Alternatively, this information flow may be channeled by or through an organization such as a trade association. We assess the relationship between these two mechanisms for conveying reputational information. Based on evidence from five transition countries, we find that trade associations' role as informational intermediaries in this regard is sensitive to the geographic relationship between a potential supplier (demander) of reputational information and the firm whose behavior may be reported (acquired). What is more, the use of trade associations as conduits for reputation flows seems to be more strategic than the use of unmediated communication in that it is highly sensitive to the effects of market structure.

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Section: Reputation Effects Network and Transitionmentioning

confidence: 62%

Reputation Flows: Contractual Disputes and the Channels for Inter-firm Communication

Pyle

2003

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“…3 A large number of insolvent banks engaged in this sort of behavior themselves, leading to the collapse of the inter-bank credit market in August 1995. 4 However, trade association membership is high in Russia and, in other sectors of the economy, these organizations do provide information-sharing services that allow them to discern the reliability of both clients and suppliers to their members (Recanatini and Ryterman, 2000;Johnson et al, 1999). 5 Since lenders share a common belief with firms about the shape of a firm's demand curve, posting an interest rate implies a willingness to lend a certain quantity because banks have prior information about the amount of credit that legitimate businesses use.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

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Overbanked and Credit-Starved: A Paradox of the Transition

Pyle

2002

Journal of Comparative Economics

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“…Indeed, there is some evidence from Russia as well as other transition countries that, to at least some degree, business associations have filled a post-communist institutional void. Recanatini and Ryterman (2001) demonstrate that members in Russia experienced less of a decline in output than non-members in the early 1990s, postulating that the former faced lower costs of learning about the identity and reliability of potential trade partners. Using data from five post-communist countries, Johnson et al (2002) find that members in associations that disseminate information about prospective trade partners are more likely both to provide trade credit to their customers and to switch to a more price-competitive supplier.…”

Section: Business Associations: Two Viewsmentioning

confidence: 90%

Collective Action and Post-Communist Enterprise: The Economic Logic of Russia's Business Associations

Pyle

2005

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Drawing on a unique set of surveys, this article explores the question of whether Russia's post-communist business associations are generally antithetical to or supportive of the broad objectives of economic restructuring. Contrary to the most widely cited analysis as to the purposes of collective action in the business community, the survey evidence demonstrates that association members have embraced market-adapting behaviors at greater rates than nonmembers. The responses of both firms and associations, moreover, suggest that the associations themselves may, at least in part, be directly responsible. These findings point to the conclusion that in contemporary Russia the net returns to collective action in support of market development are high relative to those for purposes that are less benign.

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Disorganization or Self-Organization?

Cited by 13 publications

References 29 publications

Reputation Flows: Contractual Disputes and the Channels for Inter-firm Communication

Reputation Flows: Contractual Disputes and the Channels for Inter-firm Communication

Overbanked and Credit-Starved: A Paradox of the Transition

Collective Action and Post-Communist Enterprise: The Economic Logic of Russia's Business Associations

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