TY - JOUR
T1 - How the purpose of the inter-firm relationships influences the choice of the governance form: evidence from the machine tool and the pharmaceutical industries
AU - Mazzola, Erica
AU - Perrone, Giovanni
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - In today’s competitive landscape, the choice of the appropriate mode to govern an inter-firm relationship is a critical factor for companies. In the literature several theoretical strands have examined the impact of the purpose of inter-firm relationships on the forms of governance. Building on a robust literature review on the topic, this study focuses on a specific issue influencing the choice of the form of governance in inter-firm relationships, i.e. the purpose of inter-firm relationships with relation to partner’s resources. We gather in a unique framework three typologies of partner’s resources, i.e. production, R&D and marketing, and through two empirical analyses in two different Italian industries, machine tool and pharmaceutical, we show how differently these purposes shape the choice of the governance mode.
AB - In today’s competitive landscape, the choice of the appropriate mode to govern an inter-firm relationship is a critical factor for companies. In the literature several theoretical strands have examined the impact of the purpose of inter-firm relationships on the forms of governance. Building on a robust literature review on the topic, this study focuses on a specific issue influencing the choice of the form of governance in inter-firm relationships, i.e. the purpose of inter-firm relationships with relation to partner’s resources. We gather in a unique framework three typologies of partner’s resources, i.e. production, R&D and marketing, and through two empirical analyses in two different Italian industries, machine tool and pharmaceutical, we show how differently these purposes shape the choice of the governance mode.
KW - governance mode choice
KW - inter-firm relationships
KW - property right theory
KW - resource-based view
KW - survey
KW - transac- tion cost theory
KW - governance mode choice
KW - inter-firm relationships
KW - property right theory
KW - resource-based view
KW - survey
KW - transac- tion cost theory
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/90194
M3 - Article
VL - 25
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
JF - TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
SN - 0953-7325
ER -