What if Something Goes South? A Conceptual Clarification of Interorganizational Cooperation in the Context of Relational Economics

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Journal for Business, Economics & Ethics

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What if Something Goes South? A Conceptual Clarification of Interorganizational Cooperation in the Context of Relational Economics

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Kooperationskorridore beschreiben die Initiierung und Aufrechterhaltung interorganisationaler Kooperation in ausreichender Form. Dieser Beitrag legt jedoch nahe, dass sie die Anpassung und Beendigung von Kooperationsbeziehungen nur unzureichend erklären. Auf Basis einer breiten Literatur aus Wirtschaftssoziologie und strategischem Management argumentiert er, dass sich Kooperationskorridore aufgrund von Oszillationen und Krisen auch in nicht-linearer Form entwickeln. Dabei wird das formale Modell der Kooperationskorridore angepasst, um Netzwerkstruktur und -positionen zu berücksichtigen. Die Modellierung von Krisen erfordert wiederum eine konzeptuelle Auseinandersetzung mit Hyperstrukturen, die eine weitere Verknüpfung zwischen der Relational Economics und der Netzwerktheorie darstellen. Daraus ergeben sich wesentliche Konsequenzen für das strategische Management von Kooperationskorridoren.

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