BUILT TO LAST BUT FALLING APART: COHESION, FRICTION, AND WITHDRAWAL FROM INTERFIRM ALLIANCES

BUILT TO LAST BUT FALLING APART: COHESION, FRICTION, AND WITHDRAWAL FROM INTERFIRM ALLIANCES

Although models of alliance network dynamics have focused primarily on alliance formation, this study advances research by investigating member withdrawal from alliances. We develop a model of cohesion and friction at the relationship, network, and market levels and propose cross-level cohesion and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Academy of Management journal 2010-04, Vol.53 (2), p.302-322
Hauptverfasser: GREVE, HENRICH R., BAUM, JOEL A. C., MITSUHASHI, HITOSHI, ROWLEY, TIMOTHY J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alliances
Business networks
Business strategies
Business studies
Collaboration
Corporate strategies
Economic resources
Educational administration
Group dynamics
Intergroup relations
International alliances
Liner shipping
Management science
Market competition
Memberships
Organizational behavior
Shipping
Shipping industries
Shipping industry
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:Although models of alliance network dynamics have focused primarily on alliance formation, this study advances research by investigating member withdrawal from alliances. We develop a model of cohesion and friction at the relationship, network, and market levels and propose cross-level cohesion and time-varying effects on member withdrawal, giving predictions that are distinct from those of alliance formation studies. Our analysis of alliances in the global liner shipping industry showed greater withdrawal rates as a result of market competition and time-dependent effects of prior direct and third-party ties, suggesting that member withdrawal has both social and task-related causes.
ISSN:0001-4273
1948-0989
DOI:10.5465/amj.2010.49388955