Co-evolution of the strategic reorientation of port actors: insights from the Port of Rotterdam and the Port of Barcelona
Larissa M. van der Lugt,
Suzana B. Rodrigues and
Roy van den Berg
Journal of Transport Geography, 2014, vol. 41, issue C, 197-209
Abstract:
This paper explores changes in the strategic orientation of port authorities and terminal operators towards the hinterland network in the Ports of Rotterdam and Barcelona. Port authorities and terminal operators are economically, institutionally and geographically related organizations. The argument here is that such organizations experience a mutually influential and interactive effect in their strategy over time. The research explores the evolution of the market, institutional and governance forces behind these organizations’ strategic orientation, while acknowledging their interdependence and interrelationship. To that end, it builds a conceptual framework analysing these organizations’ strategies in different points in time. It draws upon firms and port theories to design a co-evolutionary framework, which is later refined with insights gained from an empirical study of the port context.
Keywords: Co-evolution; Institutions; Strategy; Interdependency; Port authority; Terminal operators (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.09.008
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