Impact of Co-Opetition on Firm Competitive Behavior: An Empirical Examination

The authors examine how co-opetition—simultaneous cooperation and competition—affects firms'competitive behavior, proposing that differential structural positions among firms in a coopetitive network reflect resource asymmetries among them and that such asymmetries lead to differences in the vo...

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Published in:Journal of management 2006-08, Vol.32 (4), p.507-530
Main Authors: Gnyawali, Devi R., He, Jinyu, Madhavan, Ravindranath (“Ravi”)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Competition
Cooperation
Impact analysis
Steel industry
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Summary:The authors examine how co-opetition—simultaneous cooperation and competition—affects firms'competitive behavior, proposing that differential structural positions among firms in a coopetitive network reflect resource asymmetries among them and that such asymmetries lead to differences in the volume and diversity of competitive actions undertaken by those firms. Data on cooperative network structure and competitive actions from the steel industry suggest that the firm's centrality is positively related to its volume of competitive actions and that its structural autonomy is positively related to the diversity of such actions. Moreover, market diversity moderates the impact of centrality and structural autonomy on competitive behavior.
ISSN:0149-2063
1557-1211
DOI:10.1177/0149206305284550