dc.contributor.author | Karjalainen, Jesse | |
dc.contributor.author | Valtakoski, Aku | |
dc.contributor.author | Kauranen, Ilkka | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-09T14:55:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-09T14:55:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Karjalainen, J., Valtakoski, A., & Kauranen, I. (2021). Interfirm network structure and firm resources: Towards a unifying concept. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation, 17(3), 227-264. https://doi.org/10.7341/20211737 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2299-7326 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://depot.ceon.pl/handle/123456789/20377 | |
dc.description.abstract | PURPOSE: The objective of this paper is to propose a concept of network resource
distribution that systematically unifies the resource-based and network-based
perspectives on interfirm networks and enables integrated analysis of how firm
resources and network structure interact to affect firm performance. METHODOLOGY:
This conceptual paper first reviews the extant literature on interfirm networks and
then develops the unifying concept of network resource distribution. FINDINGS:
The literature review indicates that strategy scholars have long sought to integrate
the resource-based view and the social network explanations of firm performance
but, thus far, only a partial integration has been achieved. In particular, studies on
the resource-level heterogeneity of interfirm networks have largely been limited to
the analysis of firm dyads. How firm resources and network structure beyond the
immediate network partners interact to affect firm performance has not yet been
adequately addressed. The proposed unified concept of network resource distribution
systematizes prior research and illuminates how network structure and firm resources
interact to affect firm performance beyond the immediate network partners.
IMPLICATIONS FOR THEORY AND PRACTICE: For theory, this paper highlights gaps
in the extant literature on interfirm networks and proposes a unifying concept that
can be utilized to address these gaps and to develop further theory in the area. For
practice, this paper encourages managers not to limit their analyses of strategic
alliances to immediate partnerships; it is also crucial to consider the partners and
their resources, and reflect on how they are related to one another outside of the
immediate partnership portfolio. ORIGINALITY AND VALUE: Network resource
distribution is a novel concept that ties together and systematizes various strands of research on interfirm networks, thus providing a foundation for future research
in the area. The concept is also amenable to detailed operationalization, facilitating
subsequent quantitative testing of theoretical arguments combining firm resources
and the structure of a network. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation, 17(3), 227-264 | en |
dc.rights | Uznanie autorstwa-Użycie niekomercyjne-Na tych samych warunkach 3.0 Polska | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/pl/ | * |
dc.subject | resource-based view | en |
dc.subject | strategic networks | en |
dc.subject | interorganizational relations | en |
dc.subject | alliances | en |
dc.subject | firm performance | en |
dc.title | Interfirm network structure and firm resources: Towards a unifying concept | en |
dc.type | article | en |
dc.contributor.organization | Aalto University School of Science, Finland | en |
dc.contributor.organization | Linköping University, Sweden | en |