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... Frans Prenkert holds a PhD in Industrial Marketing from Uppsala University, Sweden. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Department of Economics, Business Administration, Statistics and Informatics at... more
... Frans Prenkert holds a PhD in Industrial Marketing from Uppsala University, Sweden. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Department of Economics, Business Administration, Statistics and Informatics at Orebro University, Sweden. ...
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... Fahad Awaleh, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo. Peter Batt, Curtin University of Technology. Anna Bengtson, Uppsala University. Roberta Bocconcelli, Università di Urbino. Andreas Brekke, Ostfold Research, Kråkerøy. Ross... more
... Fahad Awaleh, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo. Peter Batt, Curtin University of Technology. Anna Bengtson, Uppsala University. Roberta Bocconcelli, Università di Urbino. Andreas Brekke, Ostfold Research, Kråkerøy. Ross Brennan, Middlesex University. ...
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The focus of this article is on discussing the foundations, conceptual development, and implications of resource interaction in inter-organizational networks. The article conceptualizes and classifies resources before discussing how... more
The focus of this article is on discussing the foundations, conceptual development, and implications of resource interaction in inter-organizational networks. The article conceptualizes and classifies resources before discussing how resource interfaces enable to utilize, manage, and change resources. In doing so it provides a set of basic principles as to how resources interact at a network level, or how firms
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... of meetings. The multiple data sources were utilised to put in place a chronology of the strategy process, based on the principles of longitudinal process research ([Huber & Van de Ven, 1995] and [Langley, 2007]).... more
... of meetings. The multiple data sources were utilised to put in place a chronology of the strategy process, based on the principles of longitudinal process research ([Huber & Van de Ven, 1995] and [Langley, 2007]). Both cases ...
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This paper investigates essential aspects of business networks in highly concentrated supplier and retail markets. In particular it discusses the interface between industrial supply network organiz ...
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The issue of simultaneous change and stability is long standing within the IMP literature. Relationships embedded in networks promote stability by their very nature. Change takes place in parallel, because some extent of stability is... more
The issue of simultaneous change and stability is long standing within the IMP literature. Relationships embedded in networks promote stability by their very nature. Change takes place in parallel, because some extent of stability is required for change to take place. Existing studies of network change and dynamics focus on the firm, relationship or net as the unit of analysis (e.g. Hertz 1996; Halinen et al 1999; Easton and Lundgren 1992). In this paper we present a case where significant changes in organizational routines takes place. The routines are discussed according to changing perceptions of boundaries. While many have conceptualised the nature and role of organisational routines, there are few empirical studies, in particular in inter-organisational settings. The paper investigates a change in the way of working in a construction project from a classic contract situation to a Project Alliance format. One of the actors involved is the trigger for change, and attempts to alte...
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Current knowledge of business to business relationship dissolution centres upon definitions of relationship dissolution, models of the dissolution process, antecedents for dissolution, and dissolution strategies. In this paper an... more
Current knowledge of business to business relationship dissolution centres upon definitions of relationship dissolution, models of the dissolution process, antecedents for dissolution, and dissolution strategies. In this paper an empirical case example of the network effects of multiple, simultaneous business relationship dissolution is presented. The key idea is to explain the multiple net effects for the disengaged suppliers, retained suppliers, and the customer. The mid-range change event that precipitated this outcome was the planned change by Marks and Spencer of their supplier network structure. The relationships between the customer and their respective suppliers was long-term, exclusive, and involved heavy investment in plant, machinery, and human assets. The contribution of the paper is to move beyond dyadic and triadic studies of relationship dissolution in assessing wider network effects using an empirical case example. 1 Telefon 00 47 67 55 70 00, E-mail: debbie.harrison...
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Innovation has always been central within IMP (Mattsson, 1978; Håkansson, 1987, 1989) and continues as a topical theme (e.g. Freytag and Young 2014; Hoholm and Olsen 2012). This paper aims to add to current knowledge by addressing how... more
Innovation has always been central within IMP (Mattsson, 1978; Håkansson, 1987, 1989) and continues as a topical theme (e.g. Freytag and Young 2014; Hoholm and Olsen 2012). This paper aims to add to current knowledge by addressing how managers cope with the tensions underpinning innovation paradoxes when managing innovation processes in network settings. Paradox is a long-standing theme in organisation studies and involves ‘interesting tensions, oppositions and contradictions’ (Poole and Van de Ven 1989:564). However, there are few studies investigating the micro foundations of coping with paradox over time (Andriopoulos and Lewis 2010; Luscher and Lewis 2008; Raisch et al. 2009) and especially in inter-organisational settings. The paper presents two complementary case studies of longitudinal NPD processes. Four main tensions are identified from each multi-phase case; strategy, standards, product/market/resource base, and project organisation. These are then related to four key para...
Research on the ending of relationships has been conducted in the areas of businessto-business, business-to-consumer, romantic or personal, marketing channels, clientagency relationships in advertising and accounting, joint ventures, and... more
Research on the ending of relationships has been conducted in the areas of businessto-business, business-to-consumer, romantic or personal, marketing channels, clientagency relationships in advertising and accounting, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. Business relationship dissolution can be considered in terms of definitions, outcomes, antecedents, and processes (Tahtinen and Halinen-Kaila (2002)). External or internal factors may increase the likelihood of dissolution, though this can be mediated by actor, dyad, or network factors (Tahtinen and Halinen-Kaila (1997)). A dynamic perspective considers relationship dissolution as a process. Tahtinen and Halinen-Kaila (1997) and Tahtinen (2002) proposed a model of the process of business net dissolution, with six interconnected stages, from intra-company to network levels. Researchers have considered the dissolution of both vertical and horizontal relationships among actors. It is fair to say that the majority of these studies h...
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide a state-of-the-art comparison of the conceptualization of resources in ‘Resource Interaction’ (IMP) and ‘Resource Integration’ (SDL). Both are engaged with understanding how value is... more
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide a state-of-the-art comparison of the conceptualization of resources in ‘Resource Interaction’ (IMP) and ‘Resource Integration’ (SDL). Both are engaged with understanding how value is (co)-created, but with different emphases. Existing comparisons are limited and out of date. We trace how each has evolved over time by analyzing key developments. The focus of SDL has shifted from operant resources towards resource integration, and from a dyadic view towards ecosystem contexts. Within IMP, research takes a network perspective in investigating the nature of resource interaction in a variety of empirical contexts. An analysis of similarities and differences highlights key assumptions, the classification of resources, and the role for the actor. The comparison offers a thorough understanding of Resource Interaction and Resource Integration. The paper concludes by proposing suggestions for further research for Resource Interaction.
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The odds that a start-up succeeds are low. The risk of failure during the first three years is estimated at 85 %; statistics show that only a few newly started businesses survive more than a handful of years (Short, McKelvie, Ketchen,... more
The odds that a start-up succeeds are low. The risk of failure during the first three years is estimated at 85 %; statistics show that only a few newly started businesses survive more than a handful of years (Short, McKelvie, Ketchen, & Chandler, 2009). Despite these odds, the number of entrepreneurs who want to start their own business continues to grow, and the interest among policy makers and investors remains. Since such unfavourable statistics persist, despite research on entrepreneurship and the support which start-ups receive, our understanding and knowledge about the process of establishing and developing a new business venture is apparently rather limited or not fully relevant. Following a certain tradition in new venturing studies (Gartner, 1985), in this chapter we use the notion of ‘start-up’ when we refer to the pre-organizational stage, and that of ‘new business venture’ when the enterprise acquires the features of an organized activity system (drawing a clear line is of course arbitrary but this is not really central to our purpose in this chapter).
The purpose of this article is to elaborate conceptually on the user–market relationship. Existing research reports a limited user–market relationship, which simultaneously exaggerates and underplays user influence on markets. Assuming a... more
The purpose of this article is to elaborate conceptually on the user–market relationship. Existing research reports a limited user–market relationship, which simultaneously exaggerates and underplays user influence on markets. Assuming a constructivist market studies (CMS) perspective, we argue that the scope of the user–market relationship is broader than developing offers and uses. We conceptualize market shaping as five interrelated subprocesses in which users may be involved as agents: qualifying goods, fashioning modes of exchange, configuring actors, establishing market norms and generating market representations. The extent of user influence in these subprocesses is likely to vary both within a specific market and across markets. By identifying conditions conducive to user involvement in each subprocess, we lay the foundation for empirical research into how users shape markets.
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... Frans Prenkert holds a PhD in Industrial Marketing from Uppsala University, Sweden. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Department of Economics, Business Administration, Statistics and Informatics at... more
... Frans Prenkert holds a PhD in Industrial Marketing from Uppsala University, Sweden. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Department of Economics, Business Administration, Statistics and Informatics at Orebro University, Sweden. ...
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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of boundary objects in interaction processes within business networks. From a single case study in the grocery retail industry, we find that such objects are used... more
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of boundary objects in interaction processes within business networks. From a single case study in the grocery retail industry, we find that such objects are used within interaction processes for collaboration, but are also used extensively for handling conflict, facilitating economic negotiations, and power execution. As such, network-level boundary objects do not require broad consensus by all the involved actors, but instead narrow consensus in a particular interaction process.
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Formal strategy development is acknowledged as something that strategists in companies do. Yet at the same time there is a paucity of empirical research investigating the dynamics of formal strategy making in practice (Whittington 2004;... more
Formal strategy development is acknowledged as something that strategists in companies do. Yet at the same time there is a paucity of empirical research investigating the dynamics of formal strategy making in practice (Whittington 2004; Hodgkinson et al 2006). This paper centres on a longitudinal, prospective case study about the planned renewal of strategic position in a strategy project setting. At the beginning of the strategising activity, the practitioner team had a bold, internationalisation strategic choice in mind. When the final strategic choice was made, an incremental strategy was selected. The paper directly links how the structure of the praxis and the utilisation of tools underpinned both the shape of the project over time and the chosen strategic option.
In this paper we contend that there is little idiographic empirical research that considers the issue of deliberate networking action in network contexts. The ability of an organisation to manage in a network context involves the three... more
In this paper we contend that there is little idiographic empirical research that considers the issue of deliberate networking action in network contexts. The ability of an organisation to manage in a network context involves the three myths of; action, limits to discretion and completeness (Ford et al., 2003). The corresponding dualities of inter-dependence, interaction and incompleteness are said to
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The notion of path dependence is regularly deployed to account for the way past commitments have an important bearing on current choices. We make a distinction between the notions of past and path dependence and focus on path dependence... more
The notion of path dependence is regularly deployed to account for the way past commitments have an important bearing on current choices. We make a distinction between the notions of past and path dependence and focus on path dependence as two types of event ...
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1How to Create Lead-Users and New Economic Resources Debbie Harrison ... Since the Uppsala based biotech company Biacore was born about two decades ago, it has not only survived the innovation journey (Van de Ven et al, 1999), but also... more
1How to Create Lead-Users and New Economic Resources Debbie Harrison ... Since the Uppsala based biotech company Biacore was born about two decades ago, it has not only survived the innovation journey (Van de Ven et al, 1999), but also managed to become a world ...