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Analyzing inter-organizational relationships in the context of their national business systems: a conceptual framework for comparative research
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Abstract
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| This paper suggests a cross-country comparative framework for the study of inter-organizational relationships. It provides a perspective that links the micro-, meso- and macro-levels of analysis, dealing with the following issues: (a) the role of socio-organizational factors in relationships across organizational boundaries; (b) legal contractual arrangements, human capital features, and the practices of using information and communication technologies as key factors in the environment in which inter-organizational relationships are embedded; and (c) convergence versus divergence of cultural and institutional patterns of national business systems. Also, the effects of governance regime (Anglo-Saxon vis--vis Continental-European) and population size (large vis--vis small) are argued to play an important role in determining the quality of inter-organizational relationships across Western European national business systems. The conceptual argument presented in this article is illustrated by reference to Germany, the UK, The Netherlands and Ireland. |
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Language
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English
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European societies: official journal of the European Sociological Association. - London
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Publication
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London
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2009
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ISSN
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1461-6696
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11
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(2009)
, p. 49-76
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000265629100004
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