Business Strategy and Innovation

Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton Harvard Business School Press (2004) 454 pages, hardcover, $23.95 As global competition continues to change the strategic playing field, firms are increasingly looking for an advantage. Peter Drucker suggested that…

Executive Overview The application of social network analysis to interorganizational contexts has seen an explosion of interest in the past several years. We argue that not only does the network or structural perspective add explanatory power to scholarly understanding of organizations' behavior and outcomes, but that…

• REMZİ GÖZÜBÜYÜK

This paper explores coopetition, a strategy that combines cooperation and competition in addressing relationships between firms. We examine the underlying nature of coopetition, and evaluate the extent to which it represents a relevant strategy for small firms. Inherent problems are identified when attempting to colla…

• ALPER ÖZER

We examine how uncertainty influences the performance effects of directorate interlocks. Our study offers a new perspective of directorate interlocks as mechanisms that enable firms to improve performance when confronted with greater uncertainty, suggesting that uncertainty positively moderates the interlock‐performan…

• REMZİ GÖZÜBÜYÜK

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Focuses on the relationships and interactions between banks and corporate clients. Explores the possibility of approaching the bank‐company relationship from a different angle. Today banks are facing more aggressive competition and unlimited opportunities. It has become of paramount importance for banks to restructure…

• MEHMET APAN

Executive Overview The application of social network analysis to interorganizational contexts has seen an explosion of interest in the past several years. We argue that not only does the network or structural perspective add explanatory power to scholarly understanding of organizations' behavior and outcomes, but that…

Despite its risks, an increasing number of buyers share design work with their suppliers. However, the outsourcing of design work has been relatively neglected in the literature. Based on mail survey data from 174 US and 122 Japanese automotive component suppliers with product design capability, this study investigate…

• SYEDA NAZLI WASTİ PAMUKSUZ

SMEs are the essential elements of the economy which is responsible for driving innovation and competition in many economic sectors. To be a competitor in such economies those SMEs should support strategic management decisions successfully. The problem could be in decision phase according to market conditions with man…

While recent literature underlines the importance of collaborations in product development, and many studies analyse its applications, this subject is constantly developing and has the potential to expand into new dimensions. Collaborative product development (CPD) has emerged as a new way of business, increasing effi…

• GÜLÇİN BÜYÜKÖZKAN FEYZİOĞLU

Purpose The extent of relational behaviors displayed by independent partners in channels of distribution is a critical determinant of the efficiency and effectiveness of distribution operations. The purpose of this study is to focus on the two key antecedents of relational behaviors in channel dyads, dependence on and…

• BÜLENT SEZEN

Considers the recent development of time‐based management as a way of enhancing the competitive position of a manufacturing organization. Based on a review of literature related to time‐based management, several possible relationships between the use of time‐based competition and its benefits in attaining stated busin…

• ENAR AHMET TUNÇ