Search results for "Horizontal relationship"

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Business agreements objectives and decisions: a field research

2013

PurposeMany research studies in operations management (OM) and strategic management (SM) investigate how different kinds of firm decisions regarding business relationships can positively affect a firm's operations performance, resource endowment, and competitive position. Very few studies exist, however, that have attempted to illuminate the actual behaviors of managers when making strategic decisions about their intercompany relationships; rather, most existing studies focus on normative theory. The purpose of this paper is to explore linkages between the “set” of strategic objectives that managers are willing to pursue, the “set” of networking decisions they make, and the “set” of busines…

Strategic planningKnowledge managementNetworking strategyEndowmentbusiness.industrySettore ING-IND/35 - Ingegneria Economico-GestionaleGeneral Business Management and AccountingStrategic advantageField researchResource (project management)Vertical relationshipOrder (business)Field researchEconomicsPosition (finance)Strategic managementMarketingSet (psychology)businessHorizontal relationship
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Do horizontal relationships matter to production and operations managers?

2014

This paper shifts the focus of production, operations and supply chain management business relationships from the vertical to the horizontal side and calls for more research on this issue. The main intent is to provide managerially oriented arguments regarding the linkages between the achievement of operations-related goals and decisions related to horizontal business relationships. Specifically, we address the following research question: Does a linkage exist between production and operations objectives and the decisions a company makes about horizontal agreements, particularly horizontal governance mode choice? To answer this research question, we develop literature-based hypotheses and c…

Supply chain managementhorizontal relationshipStrategy and ManagementCorporate governanceoperations performanceLinkage (mechanical)Management Science and Operations ResearchSettore ING-IND/35 - Ingegneria Economico-GestionaleIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineeringlaw.inventionmergers and acquisitionThen testalliances and joint venturelawMergers and acquisitionsEconomicsgovernance choiceProduction (economics)Operations managementMarketingMode choiceResearch question
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Networking strategy as a strategic management tool

2011

Many research studies in operations and strategic management have investigated how different kinds of decisions regarding business relationships can positively affect firm’s operations performance, resources endowment, and competitive position. Very few studies exist trying to illuminate the actual behavior of managers when making strategic decisions concerning their company relationships with other companies as opposed to normative theory. By collecting data from 13 business agreements from 3 firms, the purpose of this paper is explore linkages between the “set” of strategic objectives that managers are willing to pursue and the “set” of networking decisions that they actually consider whe…

Vertical relationshipSettore ING-IND/35 - Ingegneria Economico-GestionaleSettore ING-IND/16 - Tecnologie E Sistemi Di LavorazioneHorizontal relationshipStrategic intent
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