Barriers to co-operation and competitive advantage: cross-border business networks of Saxon and Northern Bohemian firms

Birgit Leick

Journal of East European Management Studies, 2011, vol. 16, issue 2, 162-184

Abstract: Small-scale business co-operation across borders is considered as major driving force of economic integration between Western and Central Eastern Europe. In this context, it is argued that business co-operation and networks support the creation of competitive advantage. This paper sheds new light on this issue by adding a case study of firms in selected East German and Czech border regions. The study focuses on two inter-related research questions: Can firms create competitive advantage in small-scale business co-operation and networks within border regions? And what role is there for the barriers to co-operation that firms encounter? These questions are investigated using a dataset of nearly 60 structured interviews with firms from the cross-border regions.

Keywords: Cross-border business co-operation; competitive advantage; barriers to co-operation; Central Eastern Europe; East Germany (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L20 L21 L22 L23 L24 L26 P20 P21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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