Barriers to co-operation and competitive advantage: Crossborder business networks of Saxon and Northern Bohemian firms

Artikel

Small-scale business co-operation across borders is considered as major driving force of economic integration between Western and Central Eastern Europe. In this context, it is argued that business co-operation and networks support the creation of competitive advantage. This paper sheds new light on this issue by adding a case study of firms in selected East German and Czech border regions. The study focuses on two inter-related research questions: Can firms create competitive advantage in small-scale business co-operation and networks within border regions? And what role is there for the barriers to cooperation that firms encounter? These questions are investigated using a dataset of nearly 60 structured interviews with firms from the cross-border regions.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Journal for East European Management Studies ; ISSN: 0949-6181 ; Volume: 16 ; Year: 2011 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 162-184 ; Mering: Rainer Hampp Verlag

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Management
• Subject: Cross-border business co-operation ; competitive advantage ; barriers to co-operation ; Central Eastern Europe ; East Germany

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Leick, Birgit
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Rainer Hampp Verlag
• (where): Mering
• (when): 2011

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/84083
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET