Barriers to co-operation and competitive advantage: Crossborder business networks of Saxon and Northern Bohemian firms
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 cooperation that firms encounter? These questions are investigated using a dataset of nearly 60 structured interviews with firms from the cross-border regions.
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2011
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Authors: | Leick, Birgit |
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Journal for East European Management Studies. - Mering : Rainer Hampp Verlag, ISSN 0949-6181. - Vol. 16.2011, 2, p. 162-184
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Publisher: |
Mering : Rainer Hampp Verlag |
Subject: | Cross-border business co-operation | competitive advantage | barriers to co-operation | Central Eastern Europe | East Germany |
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