Interfirm Cooperation among Small Manufacturing Firms

Hanna, Victoria; Walsh, Kathryn

doi:10.1177/0266242608088740

Cited by 88 publications

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“…These comments support the interpretation that there was a clear division of networking activities within DoArt, with staff directing their interactions towards others holding similar positions in their firms (Hanna and Walsh, 2008). This tripartite approach was also observed at events organised by DoArt and during time spent at their premises.…”

Section: Networking and Embedding Activitiessupporting

confidence: 62%

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The process of embedding a small firm in its industrial context

Shaw

Wilson

Pret

2016

International Small Business Journal

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This article explores the activities involved in embedding a small firm in its industrial context. Inductive analysis of longitudinal, case study data collected from a small firm in the creative industries highlights the use of networks and networking as embedding mechanisms. Key emergent themes include the impacts of pre-embeddedness (defined as the sum of all cultural, social and symbolic capital accessible to the founding team prior to business start-up), the vision and network orientation of the founding team and their strategic use of networking. The interplay between these conditions and activities is revealed as important in building legitimacy, which is critical for embedding a firm in its industrial context. This article extends knowledge of embedding beyond the initial phase of new venture creation and highlights the emergent and evolving dynamics behind this process.

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Section: Networking and Embedding Activitiessupporting

confidence: 62%

“…This study reveals that the demarcation of networking activities according to existing hierarchies within the sector can help a new venture comply with industry norms (Hanna and Walsh, 2008).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 90%

The process of embedding a small firm in its industrial context

Shaw

Wilson

Pret

2016

International Small Business Journal

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“…Qualitative case study methods have been deemed suitable for exploring relationships and interaction processes between multiple actors residing in both the family and value chain (Irava and Moores, 2010;Jack et al, 2015) and are useful to gain a deep understanding of issues related to a complex social context (Jack et al, 2015;Yin, 2003). This approach fits with recent entrepreneurship and family business literature which supports the need for qualitative studies to be conducted to understand the complex and context dependent nature of relationships and networks (Hanna and Walsh, 2008;Jack, 2010;Leppäaho et al, 2015) and to empirically add to the current body of conceptual and theoretical work in the area of familiness (Carnes and Ireland, 2013;Sharma, 2008). This methodology has the unique strength of being able to deal with a full variety of evidence, including, but not limited to, documents, artefacts, interviews, and observations (Yin, 2003).…”

Section: Study Design and Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 63%

Extending the concept of familiness to relational capability: A Belgian micro-brewery study

McGrath

O’Toole

2017

International Small Business Journal

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While research in family businesses has focused on familiness as a resource with potential to generate competitive advantage, a gap exists in understanding how such value can be extended to wider business relationships. We contribute to an increased understanding of how familiness can influence the development of relational capability in entrepreneurial family firms. Using a business relational and family embedded perspective, we advance a conceptualisation of the link between familiness and relational capability based on an analysis of the extant literature and qualitative case research. The critical role of the family identity emerges through the empirical study. As such, we find six relational processes across family identity which link or mitigate the movement between familiness and relational capability. Theoretical and practical implications are offered.

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“…Researchers, government bodies, and practitioners in general have been giving growing attention to cooperation networks and industrial clustering, due to the competitive advantage and regional development they enable [16,17,18,19]. Clusters are geographic concentrations of interconnected companies, specialised suppliers, service providers, firms in related industries, and associated institutions (e.g., universities, standard agencies, trade associations) in a particular field that compete but also cooperate [16].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%