 Shall we cooperate, or shall we compete? How network learning episodes influence strategic decisions in strategic networksDouglas Wegner and Anelise Rebelato Mozzato International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 2019, vol. 18, issue 3, 171-188 Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine how network learning influences decisions about cooperative or competitive strategies between strategic networks composed of small firms. This study responds to calls for research on network learning and focuses on developing an understanding of how network learning episodes shape the decisions of managers in strategic networks. We achieve this by analysing four Brazilian strategic networks, three of which decided to cooperate, while the fourth decided to continue competing. Data was collected through 18 interviews with network managers and network members to identify how network learning episodes happened in each strategic network. The results show that learning episodes were influenced by contextual factors and elements of content and processes, according to the network learning model of Knight and Pye (2005). We conclude by presenting theoretical and managerial implications for the field of collaborative strategies. Keywords: network learning; learning episodes; LEs; cooperation; merger; small firm networks; collaborative strategies; competition; strategic networks; interorganisational learning; IOL; qualitative research. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijmede:v:18:y:2019:i:3:p:171-188 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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