Social Structure and Competition in Interfirm Networks: The Paradox of Embeddedness

Uzzi, Brian

doi:10.2307/2393808

Cited by 7,316 publications

(5,884 citation statements)

References 29 publications

Supporting

137

Mentioning

5,143

Contrasting

Unclassified

348

Order By: Relevance

“…To the contrary, social networks are contexts that shape economic decisions (Grabher, 1993), thus embedding economic transactions within social networks (Granovetter 1985). Social embeddedness has both structural and relational dimensions (Gulati, 1998;Uzzi, 1997). Structural embeddedness involves the structure of relations among partners and predicts that partners with structurally equivalent positions will act similarly because of the similar information available to network partners.…”

Section: New Theoretical Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Theoretical Foundations of Empirical Research on Interorganizational Systems: Assessing Past Contributions and Guiding Future Directions

Robey¹,

Im²,

Wareham³

2008

JAIS

170

196

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper guides the theoretical development of future research on interorganizational systems (IOS). We first assess past IOS research by reviewing and summarizing the findings of 51 empirical studies of IOS published in 11 IS journals between 1990 and 2003. This literature addresses three primary issues: (1) factors influencing organizational decisions to adopt IOS; (2) the impact of IOS on governance over economic transactions; and (3) the organizational consequences of IOS adoption. From our assessment of the findings and theoretical approaches taken in past research, we offer three recommendations for future research. First, the theoretical foundations of IOS research during this period are diverse, representing 17 different yet complementary theories. We recommend that researchers continue to diversify their theoretical approaches in order to address new research challenges. Second, we recommend that IOS researchers move beyond mere descriptions of IOS artifacts by engaging with IOS artifacts on theoretical grounds. Third, we identify and describe new theoretical directions for future IOS research in each of the main issue areas.

show abstract

Section: New Theoretical Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Theoretical Foundations of Empirical Research on Interorganizational Systems: Assessing Past Contributions and Guiding Future Directions

Robey¹,

Im²,

Wareham³

2008

JAIS

170

196

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In Delhi, the relations among actors were intense and determined by the court rulings, with little room for balancing the relations, creating an overembeddedness for the actors (Uzzi, 1997) in the beginning of the implementation phase, but having the intensity of engagement waning down over time and the court had no influence in improving the design after the decisions.…”

Section: Building Capabilities and Network In Local Governments: Colmentioning

confidence: 99%

Governance and networks for health co-benefits of climate change mitigation: Lessons from two Indian cities

Oliveira

Doll

2016

Environment International

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Health has been the main driver for many urban environmental interventions, particularly in cases of significant health problems linked to poor urban environmental conditions. This paper examines empirically the links between climate change mitigation and health in urban areas, when health is the main driver for improvements. The paper aims to understand how systems of urban governance can enable or prevent the creation of health outcomes via continuous improvements in the environmental conditions in a city. The research draws on cases from two Indian cities where initiatives were undertaken in different sectors: Surat (waste) and Delhi (transportation). Using the literature on network effectiveness as an analytical framework, the paper compares the cases to identify the possible ways to strengthen the governance and policy making process in the urban system so that each intervention can intentionally realize multiple impacts for both local health and climate change mitigation in the long term as well as factors that may pose a threat to long-term progress and revert back to the previous situation after initial achievements.

show abstract

“…Interfirm cooperation strategy relates to the ways of forming a firm's alliance portfolio, namely partner searches and selection methods (Uzzi, 1997;Peng, 2009;Xie et al, 2012;Golonka and Latusek, 2016). Two major interfirm cooperation strategies were identified in the literature for searching and selecting partners: based on market related criteria such as competences, price, skills, industry, etc.…”

Section: Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Interfirm Cooperation Strategy of Hyper-Growth and Stable-Growth ICT Firms in Sweden

Golonka

2016

JMBACE

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to compare the phenomenon of interfirm cooperation strategy in both hyper-growth, and stable-growth knowledge and technology-intensive firms, in a country characterized by a high level of generalized trust: Sweden.Methodology: Qualitative methods were incorporated: direct semistructured interviews with top managers in 13 ICT firms (8 hyper-growth and 5 stable-growth), analyzis of reports, corporate websites and press releases. Furthermore, interviews in 3 expert firms in the industry were conducted, facilitating interfirm cooperation.Conclusions: There were significant differences in interfirm cooperation strategy in two distinguished groups of the firms: hyper-growth, and stable-growth. Managers' individual approaches to uncertainty, strategy and cooperation might be more important than institutional settings. The ICT firms operate in a constantly changing global environment and local context seems to have only a minor impact on the rules of the game in the industry. Research limitations:This study was a qualitative explorative approach as an introduction to further empirical research. Originality:The study presents an interfirm cooperation phenomenon incorporating different perspectives and settings. It contributes to alliance portfolio literature (forming and managing of alliance portfolio in a different context/country/industry), and enhances understanding of firm strategies characterized by different growth rates.

show abstract

Social Structure and Competition in Interfirm Networks: The Paradox of Embeddedness

Cited by 7,316 publications

References 29 publications

Theoretical Foundations of Empirical Research on Interorganizational Systems: Assessing Past Contributions and Guiding Future Directions

Theoretical Foundations of Empirical Research on Interorganizational Systems: Assessing Past Contributions and Guiding Future Directions

Governance and networks for health co-benefits of climate change mitigation: Lessons from two Indian cities

Interfirm Cooperation Strategy of Hyper-Growth and Stable-Growth ICT Firms in Sweden

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About