The Two Faces Of Learning By Cooperating: The Evolution And Stability Of Inter-Firm Agreements In The European Electronics Industry

Bureth, Antoine; Wolff, Sandrine; Zanfei, Antonello

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“…Fundamentally, this argument is based on Coleman's (1988) view of ties as conduits of information about the behaviour of partners. Because vertical alliances may require substantial relationship‐specific investments, including the knowledge that will be generated through inter‐organizational learning (Bureth et al., 1997), suppliers may be reluctant to intensify their vertical collaborative agreements if they fear that their clients will adversely renegotiate terms of those agreements or switch to alternative suppliers (Holmstrom and Roberts, 1998; Williamson, 1985). In this case, more intense horizontal ties among suppliers may guarantee that any opportunistic behaviour by the buyer will likely be disseminated across its supplier base, creating a negative reputation and triggering retaliation (e.g.…”

Section: Theory and Hypothesesmentioning

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Buyer–Supplier and Supplier–Supplier Alliances: Do They Reinforce or Undermine One Another?

Lazzarini

Claro

Mesquita

2007

J Management Studies

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Previous research has portrayed buyer-supplier and supplier-supplier alliances as important mechanisms to foster learning and exchange efficiencies. Controversy remains, however, as to how these alliances interact. While some propose they reinforce one another (e.g. learning in horizontal ties generates positive spillovers to vertical ties), others propose a negative interplay (e.g. when increasing vertical-tie intensity, suppliers may weaken horizontal ties to avoid retaliation from buyers who wish to preserve bargaining power). We empirically test these competing views using survey data from the Brazilian auto-parts industry. In an attempt at reconciliation, we propose that the positive or negative interaction between vertical and horizontal alliances depends on the level of technological uncertainty of goods exchanged. Vertical ties seem to inhibit horizontal ties when technological uncertainty is low; when technological uncertainty is higher, vertical and horizontal ties do not seem to have any meaningful form of interaction. We discuss implications for theory and practice. Copyright (c) Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2007.

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Section: Theory and Hypothesesmentioning

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Buyer–Supplier and Supplier–Supplier Alliances: Do They Reinforce or Undermine One Another?

Lazzarini

Claro

Mesquita

2007

J Management Studies

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“…In terms of proxying knowledge spillovers by R&D co‐operation, the justification is that of all forms of inter‐firm relations, R&D co‐operation relationships require the most intense face‐to‐face contact in order to be both established and maintained (De Meyer 1993). This is because the required levels of trust between the firms embedded in mutual commitments to R&D co‐operation tend to be the highest of all types of inter‐firm and inter‐organizational relations (Bureth et al. 1999), due to the fact that R&D co‐operation partnerships generally focus on earlier and more risky stages of technology than other types of collaborations (Wessner 2003).…”

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Knowledge transfers and innovation: The role of labour markets and R&D co‐operation between agents and institutions

Simonen

McCann

2010

Papers in Regional Science

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This paper investigates the role played by the knowledge transfers fostering innovation in Finnish high technology industries. In particular, we examine the roles played by both face-to-face knowledge transfers and also human capital transfers between different types of agents and institutions in the promotion of innovation. In order to examine these issues we employ a unique innovation dataset which provides information about a firm's innovation performance along with information regarding the geographical and sectoral origins of a firm's recent labour acquisitions, disaggregated according to different types of agents and institutions. This allows us to develop proxies for inter-firm face-to-face knowledge exchanges and also human capital knowledge transfers. The analysis of these data allows us to identify the different roles which the geography of knowledge exchanges and labour markets between agents and institutions play in regional innovation processes. Copyright (c) 2010 the author(s). Journal compilation (c) 2010 RSAI.

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“…Il est également possible de considérer les enjeux de l'apprentissage au-delà du renouvellement des bases de connaissances. Le différentiel d'apprentissage qui peut s'établir entre les partenaires au fil de la coopération peut se répercuter sur les pouvoirs de négociation et les relations de dépendance entre les partenaires [Bureth et al 1997 ;Hamel 1991 ;Barringer & Harrisson 2000 ;Segrestin 2005].…”

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Capacités d’absorption et d’interaction : une étude de la coopération dans les PME françaises

Huet¹,

Lazaric²

2008

rei

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La coopération est fréquemment envisagée comme un levier pour l’innovation dans les PME, notamment à l’égard de leurs ressources internes limitées. A travers une étude menée auprès de plus de 600 PME françaises (combinant approches qualitative et quantitative), nous mettons en évidence les facteurs d’apprentissage et d’innovation par la coopération. Les résultats économétriques montrent, tout d’abord, que l’innovation par la coopération repose sur une complémentarité et une articulation des capacités organisationnelles (absorption) et inter-organisationnelles (interaction). Par ailleurs, l’exploration par la coopération repose moins sur un pilotage et une stratégie délibérée que sur une recherche active et actualisée d’opportunités d’apprentissage se traduisant par une évolution et une redéfinition des frontières et du périmètre de la relation.

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The Two Faces Of Learning By Cooperating: The Evolution And Stability Of Inter-Firm Agreements In The European Electronics Industry

Cited by 11 publications

References 19 publications

Buyer–Supplier and Supplier–Supplier Alliances: Do They Reinforce or Undermine One Another?

Buyer–Supplier and Supplier–Supplier Alliances: Do They Reinforce or Undermine One Another?

Knowledge transfers and innovation: The role of labour markets and R&D co‐operation between agents and institutions

Capacités d’absorption et d’interaction : une étude de la coopération dans les PME françaises

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