Does cooperation enhance competitiveness? Assessing the impacts of inter-firm collaboration

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Industrial competition is theorized to be promoted by alliances among small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises. Impact evaluations of these 'manufacturing networks' also gained attention with the expansion of government and private policies to foster inter-firm collaboration. Evaluations of two 'manufacturing networks' revealed that firms are willing to join forces in an environment wherein one can interchange knowledge and communicate freely. Program objectives should also be well-defined to facilitate effective and smooth functioning of networks.

Management, Business enterprises, Cooperation (Economics), Cooperation

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Racing behavior: technological evolution in the high-end computer industry

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The technological competition between firms in the high-end computer industry is investigated. Specifically, the performances of 600 products made by 15 computer vendors were evaluated and 200 interviews with product development personnel were conducted. The concept of a technological frontier which measures the degree of innovation of a product as an indicator of a firm's technological knowledge is advanced. Using a clustering method, it was found that competition occurs between the US frontier, US sub-frontier and Japanese frontier.

Computer industry, International competition (Commerce), International competition (Economics)

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Explaining the attacker's advantage: technological paradigms, organizational dynamics, and the value network

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The ability of new firms to compete with established companies depends on the value network or a commercial system of manufacturers and markets. A study of the disk drive industry shows that new companies have the edge in developing new technologies that meet customer demands within a value network. Product development efforts that outpace user requirements is another way new firms obtain their market share.

Computer Storage Device Manufacturing, Memories & Storage Devices, Computer storage devices, Product development, Computer peripherals industry, New business enterprises, Startups

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