The emerging wave of agility-oriented business networks in Italy: a new strategy for facing global competition

Cantele, Silvia; Vernizzi, Silvia; Ricciardi, Francesca

doi:10.1504/wremsd.2016.074967

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“…Aggregation not only facilitates economies of scales but also helps to increase the variety and quality of available products in the offer, by including different producers at different steps of value chain. This is the case of those firms which want to aggregate around a brand, expression of a territory and/or traditions that derive from it (Cantele et al , 2016), which therefore develop a strong link with local economy itself. This is an important issue, as BNCs might be often the “contractual platform” through which realize successful synergies among different sectors, with positive effects on real local economy (D'Arienzo, 2013; Villimburgo, 2018).…”

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SME network relationships and competitive strategies in the agri-food sector

Camanzi

Giua

2020

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the main factors influencing agri-food small and medium enterprises (SMEs) participation in business networks and to evaluate the impacts of these factors on network structure and the ensuing competitive strategy. Design/methodology/approach The study is articulated in four main steps. First, a critical literature review is conducted concerning the main approaches to firm competitive advantage and the role of stakeholder relationships. Then, three research questions are formulated and discussed in the light of two case studies describing the implementation of an innovative contractual solution in Italy (i.e. business network contracts). Finally, based on these findings, a set of more general “propositions” are stated and included in a provisional conceptual model that schematically depicts an integrated vision of the antecedents and mechanisms influencing SMEs business network structure and competitive strategy. Findings The study results pointed out the opportunity to adopt an integrated approach, combining resource-based view and stakeholder causal scope approaches. The provisional conceptual model proposed illustrates the role of both external and internal resources and relational constructs to shaping network structure and competitive strategy. Originality/value The study’s contribution is twofold. First, the empirical study shed light on opportunities and limits of two business networks with different backgrounds, approaches and outcomes towards value creation. Second, the conceptual framework proposed advances our understanding and knowledge of the factors and mechanisms influencing SMEs business network structure and competitive strategy.

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SME network relationships and competitive strategies in the agri-food sector

Camanzi

Giua

2020

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“…We adopted a qualitative research approach, based on a case study research (Yin, 2009) of a contractual network operating in the paper&print sector (called anonymously the case "A") in Italy. In this regard, single or multiple case study relative to SMEs networks (Ghazali, 2005;Barnes et al, 2012) and contractual networks (Cantele et al, 2016;Trequattrini et al, 2012;Grippo et al, 2015) have been widely used in prior research aimed at deepen issues and features of performance measuring in reticular contexts (Cardoni, 2012;Aureli and Del Baldo, 2016b;Camarinha-Matos et al, 2009;Pekkola, 2013).…”

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“…Business networks are created to share information, co-produce, co-market and/or co-purchase with the strategic purpose to generate innovation and market development (Håkansson et al, 2009;Cantele et al, 2016). When small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) group are directed to create a network altogether, they usually aim to reach the critical dimension to accumulate know-how and bear innovative business development processes (Verschoore et al, 2015;Lin and Lin, 2016) and/or foster internationalization (Lu and Beamish, 2001;Fernhaber and Li, 2013;Aureli and Del Baldo, 2016a).…”

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Traditional management accounting tools in SMEs' network. Do they foster partner dialogue and business innovation?

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This paper aims to understand whether traditional management accounting tools (e.g. financial statement, reclassification and contribution margin analysis) contribute to foster dialogue and innovation in business networks composed of SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises). Through the analysis of a case study, the paper focuses on a contractual network operating in the paper&print sector in Italy. Framing the analysis in the Simons' construct (1990 and 1995), who distinguishes between diagnostic and interactive controls, the paper provides insights on the use of management control in inter-organizational settings, arguing that the traditional accounting tools can play an innovative role in network success. The contribution of the paper is on the ongoing debate on which functions, accounting information and MCSs (management control systems) may play in networks. In particular, findings shed light on the need to adapt the distinction between "diagnostic" and "interactive" in the network setting, given the horizontal and non-hierarchical relationships between the units involved.

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“…A novel manner of inter-firm networking that is emerging in Italy is presented by [36], based on the "contratto di rete" (business-network contract). According to them, this is a new-generation of business networks.…”

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How Economic Development Influences Entrepreneurial Networks-Dissecting Reasons for the Birth, Development and Death of Local Development’s Agents

2020

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This case study will reflect upon the experience of important agents for local development—the Local Productive Arrangement (APL) composed by South American companies in the sector of wedding parties. This work will then reflect how Economic Development creates—but also may destroy—entrepreneurial networks. Data were observed by interviews with 30 businessmen participating in the Local Productive Arrangement. In 2009, the APL received support from Brazilian Service of Support to Micro and Small Companies (SEBRAE), which has been supporting several APL since 2002. However, starting in 2012, membership and motivation began to diminish, and in 2014, despite efforts made by the association’s president, the board decided to close it. This experience motivates several insights about how an entrepreneurship network evolves because this case study has been a pioneering case in Brazil. The analysis of the case offers an observation of the benefits of creating the association as well as the difficulties and challenges involved in the initiative.

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The emerging wave of agility-oriented business networks in Italy: a new strategy for facing global competition

Cited by 18 publications

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SME network relationships and competitive strategies in the agri-food sector

SME network relationships and competitive strategies in the agri-food sector

Traditional management accounting tools in SMEs' network. Do they foster partner dialogue and business innovation?

How Economic Development Influences Entrepreneurial Networks-Dissecting Reasons for the Birth, Development and Death of Local Development’s Agents

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