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A strategic needs perspective on operations outsourcing and other inter-firm relationships

2013

Abstract This paper considers two issues: the formation of inter-firm relationships, and the choice of governance form. These have been widely investigated in both the strategic management and operations management fields. This paper contributes to the literature in three ways. First, we address why firms enter inter-firm relationships by hypothesizing that managers enter them to pursue three strategic needs, that is: efficiency/effectiveness, knowledge/learning, and global market access. Our first contribution evidences the relationship between the above strategic needs and a number of operational objectives that managers normally pursue in an inter-firm relationship. Second, we hypothesiz…

Strategic planningEconomics and EconometricsKnowledge managementStrategic thinkingbusiness.industryStrategic alignmentCorporate governanceManagement Science and Operations ResearchInter-firm relationships Inter-firm relationship formation Governance mode choice Secondary data analysisSettore ING-IND/35 - Ingegneria Economico-GestionaleGeneral Business Management and AccountingIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringStrategic sourcingStrategic controlEconomicsStrategic managementbusinessStrategic financial management
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Strategic alignment of business network forms and single companies’ objectives

2009

In this paper the most significant theories on firm networking are reviewed and an innovative strategic perspective that underlies at firm network organization is proposed. It is argued that networks are differently organized according to three basic strategic objectives: gaining efficiency, collecting knowledge, pursuing globalization. The research is supported by secondary data analysis based on a sample of about 115 case studies published in different journals and magazines.

business networking governance structures secondary data analysisSettore ING-IND/35 - Ingegneria Economico-Gestionale
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