, but if the same director seats on the boards of two companies that are in competition, interlocking directorates, matching … cooperation with competition, become a coopetition mechanism. This article aims to argue that the analysis of both the structure … that are in direct competition and their impact on M&A processes. Findings – It was evidenced that interlocking …

Polenske K. R. (2004) Competition, collaboration and cooperation: an uneasy triangle in networks of firms and regions …, Regional Studies38, 1021-1035. Many analysts maintain that firms can meet the challenges of global competition by establishing … industrial and regional competition is often constrained by perceived and real spatial, labour, and organizational boundaries …