Co-development partnerships: consequences for car suppliers

Carole Donada

International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, 2001, vol. 1, issue 2/3, 183-195

Abstract: This article presents the statistical results of a questionnaire survey sent to a sample of 2,500 automotive suppliers around the world. The purpose of this research is to identify factors that allow a supplier to find a favourable issue within a co-development partnership with a powerful client (i.e., a car manufacturer). Based on three theoretical propositions (transaction costs theory, resource based view and resource dependence theory), hypotheses are tested. Results show that an intense co-development partnership can be an opportunity for a supplier to balance its dependence position and to build a "force of proposition" vis-a-vis its client.

Keywords: co-development; buyer-supplier partnerships; force of proposition; car industry; PLS methods. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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