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policies that firms adopt when they exchange information across the supply chain; these are EDI, vendor managed inventory (VMI … costs, inventory costs and supply lead times. Many studies have focused on studying IOIS technology issues and estimating … the value generated from these arrangements using traditional models of inventory and ordering costs. However, we find …
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The logistic system as an element giving a competitive advantage to individual organizations and business firm systems alike, is now becoming increasingly relevant (Håkansson e Persson, 2004). In particular, logistic platforms (in Italian, interporti) carry out a highly central role in the...
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Global value chains (GVCs) have sharpened the interdependencies between trade and foreign direct investment (FDI). Using a novel micro-level dataset covering about 27 000 corporate relationships of 147 multinational enterprises (MNEs) in 13 sectors, new evidence is provided on how firms organise...
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The role of intermediaries in innovation processes has been analyzed in the literature from a dual point of view of the firm's performances. Being considered actors involved in the knowledge diffusion and technology transfer, intermediaries are considered collaborators of small and large...
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Die Wahl eines geeigneten Kooperationspartners stellt einen bedeutenden Faktor für das Gelingen einer Unternehmenskooperation dar. Trotz der hohen strategischen Wichtigkeit von Kooperationen ist bisher weder abschließend geklärt, nach welchen Kriterien Unternehmen ihre Kooperationspartner...
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Agency problems in inter-firm trading relationships are severe in developing and transitional economies because of the limited decentralized information that can support contract enforcement and because the timing of intermediate goods production and payment differ. We derive the consequences...
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The purpose of this paper is to engage in a comprehensive review of the research on strategic alliances in the last decade. After presenting a typology of diverse alliance governance forms, we review recent analyses of alliance formation, implementation management, and performance outcomes of...
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