Extending the Scope of Partnerships in the Automotive Industry Between Competition and Cooperation

Attias, Danielle; Mira-Bonnardel, Sylvie

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“…In the automotive sector, these forces are driving four discontinuous technology-driven innovations: mobility services, autonomous driving, electrification, and connectivity [99][100][101]. These technology-driven innovations are significantly changing the position of existing players in the current mobility ecosystem, and multiple scenarios have become possible, either through partnerships between automakers and complementary companies or the emergence of new players outside the automotive realm [102].…”

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Exploring Innovation Ecosystem of Incumbents in the Face of Technological Discontinuities: Automobile Firms

2022

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In recent years, the innovation ecosystem concept has received much attention in the strategy and innovation fields to address radical or discontinuous innovation. This study aims to explore the innovation ecosystem construct of incumbents in the face of technological discontinuities, focusing on the ecosystem actors (that is, incumbents, component providers, and complementors) and their activities for sustainable value creation. First, we conducted a literature review of 34 highly cited and relevant research documents discussing the innovation ecosystem concept to extract key phrases for the innovation ecosystem’s research framework. Then, through the lens of dynamic capabilities, the five core capabilities of incumbent focal firms—collaboration and networking, opportunity sensing, entrepreneurial orientation, knowledge management, and strategic flexibility—are derived as key elements of the research framework. In addition, the following case study conducted by the content analysis of two leading automobile incumbents, Volkswagen and Toyota, supports and concretizes the established research framework. We conclude that as the value chain in the industry is open to diverse emerging experts holding critical technologies in the era of discontinuous innovation, the ecosystem actors are extensively linked beyond existing industry boundaries. Next, incumbents’ proposed five core capabilities are essential for their successful navigation of the complex innovation ecosystem. Finally, the case study also indicates that the traditional automobile giants in the existing ecosystem are heading toward sustainable value creation via technology internalization and dominant platform building to transform themselves into leaders of a new innovation ecosystem in the era of Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Services, and Electric (C.A.S.E.) innovation in the automobile industry.

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Exploring Innovation Ecosystem of Incumbents in the Face of Technological Discontinuities: Automobile Firms

2022

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“…Other authors offer a more nuanced perspective, derived from the basic incompatibilities of the cooperation model. Evidence suggests that even in the relationship models established within a cooperation framework, there are some elements of competition (Attias and Mira-Bonnardel, 2017).…”

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“…The emphasis on the analysis of the automobile industry's supply chain has been placed on coordinating and managing supply flows between buyers and suppliers (Erfurth and Bendul, 2018). Among the features of supply chain management in the automobile industry, cooperation has attracted significant attention (González-Benito et al , 2013; Attias and Mira-Bonnardel, 2017). Some authors point out that the automobile industry's supply chain management follows a model of cooperative relationships between buyers and suppliers based on trust and long-term commitment to cooperate, which involves sharing information, risks and benefits (Nyagaa et al , 2010).…”

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“…Although the benefits of this supply chain management based on a cooperative model have been identified (Tortorella et al , 2018), recent evidence suggests that even within the model based on cooperation, there are some elements that still come from the traditional competition-based model. In addition, there is an ongoing academic debate about the models based on cooperative relationships and competition (Attias and Mira-Bonnardel, 2017).…”

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“…First, these works have focused solely on economic and financial reasons as motives for RF adoption (Grüter and Wuttke, 2017; Lekkakos and Serrano, 2016). This has made it difficult to identify cooperation motives and their impact on RF adoption, a relevant aspect for the automobile industry, since cooperation among buyers and suppliers mainly conditions supply chain management (Attias and Mira-Bonnardel, 2017; Huang et al , 2020a, b). Second, the results of these works suggest that the features of each industry determine RF adoption (Tanrisever et al , 2012; van der Vliet et al , 2015), which is true for the automobile industry's supply chain, which possesses specific features.…”

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PurposeThis study examines the motives and enabling factors regarding reverse factoring (RF) adoption in the automobile industry's supply chain.Design/methodology/approachThis is a qualitative case study based on in-depth interviews with financial institutions in two countries having different statuses within the automobile industry global value chain: Mexico as a peripheral and Spain as a semi-peripheral country.FindingsThe RF is more widely deployed in Spain than in Mexico. The differences in the adoption of RF between the two countries stem from the availability of programs for suppliers at different supply levels, their efficient implementation and a robust regulatory framework, but especially from the cooperative approach adopted. The motives and enablers of RF adoption in the automobile industry can be explained under a framework of different supply chain management models. The RF programs driven by self-interest financial motives are characterized by an asymmetric distribution of benefits among supply chain participants. The RF programs that combine self-interest with cooperative motives are partially characterized by balanced benefits. In addition, they favor involvement practices and strengthen long-term relationships among supply chain participants. In this cooperative approach, trust, transparency and especially sharing information are considered relevant enablers. Finally, the specific automobile industry's features that determine RF adoption are linked to the structure and governance mode of the supply chain. The structure in terms of length – multiple supply levels – conditions the design of RF programs based on the buyer's position in the supply chain. The governance mode, particularly how the relationships are established, conditions the factors and requisites for efficient adoption of the RF programs.Originality/valueThis research analyzes the RF framed in the dynamics of buyer–supplier relationships and different models of supply chain management, allowing us to identify cooperation motives and their impact on RF adoption, beyond the traditional economic and financial motives highlighted by previous literature.

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Extending the Scope of Partnerships in the Automotive Industry Between Competition and Cooperation

Cited by 11 publications

References 18 publications

Exploring Innovation Ecosystem of Incumbents in the Face of Technological Discontinuities: Automobile Firms

Exploring Innovation Ecosystem of Incumbents in the Face of Technological Discontinuities: Automobile Firms

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Transnational Corporations and Globalisation: The Development of Development?

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