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- Bengt, Johannison, et al.
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The institutional embeddedness of local inter-firm networks : a leverage for business creation
- 2002
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Ingår i: Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0898-5626 .- 1464-5114. ; 14, s. 297-316
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There is an increasing concern for the notion of ‘embeddedness’ of economic activity; yet the conceptualization of the concept and its operationalization remain underdeveloped. First, embeddedness may concern, on the one hand, the structure of relations that tie economic actors together (structural embeddedness) and, on the other hand, the social strands supplementing economic strands in each relation (substantive embeddedness). In this paper, a network framework is outlined which proposes several layers or ‘orders’ of embeddedness. Focusing on small firms, the point of departure is individual exchange relationships as personal ties combining economic and social concerns. First-order embeddedness concerns the localized business networks created by combining these dyadic relations. Second-order embeddedness is achieved when considering also the memberships of business persons in economic and social local institutions while third-order embeddedness concerns the special cases where these institutions bridge gaps between firms. The network model is operationalized and applied to a small Swedish industrial (furniture) community, its firms and economic/social institutions. The findings generally support the applicability of the model and demonstrate the supplementarity of different layers/orders of embeddedness. Further research challenges are deduced and implications for practitioners are provided.
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- Bengt, Johannison, et al.
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Theoretical and methodological challenges bridging firm strategies and contextual networking
- 2002
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Ingår i: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. - : SAGE Publications. - 1465-7503 .- 2043-6882. ; 3:3, s. 165-174
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There is an increasing concern for, on the one hand, networked business strategies and, on the other, the competitiveness of localized small-firm clusters. This paper first reviews four different strategy frameworks - the resource-based organization, the industrial organization, the virtual organization and the industrial district - from a network perspective. Eleven generic dimensions of such strategic frameworks are generated and operationalized. Then graph analysis is used to map a small business community in which furniture manufacturing and retail make up the core industry sectors. Three centrally positioned firms in the local production networks are identified and interviewed face-to-face. The owner-managers were asked to map their enactment of business strategy according to the operationalized frameworks. The findings demonstrate that no single strategic framework can make the firms' strategic conduct intelligible. The use of advanced information technology ensures that all three firms align to features associated with virtual organizing. The balanced use of strategies is assumed to add to the competitiveness of firms and local business systems. The paper concludes with suggestions for further research and advice for practitioners.
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- Lindholm Dahlstrand, Åsa, 1964-, et al.
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Challanges for Researchers and Policy-Makers
- 2008
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Ingår i: Bridging the Functional and Territorial views on Regional Entrepreneurship and Development. - Örebro : Forum för småföretagsforskning. - 9189301277 ; , s. 148-153
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Lindholm Dahlstrand, Åsa, 1964-, et al.
(författare)
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Försök inte göra forskare till entreprenörer
- 2008
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Ingår i: Dagens industri. - Stockholm : Dagens industri AB. - 0346-640X. ; :17 sept.
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)
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