Bidging Ties : A Source of Firm Heterogeneity in Competitive Capabilities  

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McEvily, Bill ; Zaheer, Akbar

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Strategic Management Journal vol. 20 no. 12 (1999), page 1133-1156.
Topik: FIRM; network resources; firm capabilities; geographical clusters; bridging ties

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: SS30.4 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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What explains differences in firms' abilities to acquire competitive capabilities ? In this paper we propose that a firm's embeddedness in a network of ties is an important source of variation in the acquisition of competitive capabilites. We argue that firms in geographical clusters that maintain networks rich in bridging ties and sustain ties to regional institutions are well - positioned to access new information, ideas, and opportunities. Hypotheses based on these ideas were tested on a stratified random sample of 227 job shop manufacturers located in the midwest united states. Data were gathered using a mailed questionnaire. Results from structural equation modeling broadly support the embeddedness hyotheses and suggest a number of insights about the link between firms' networks and the acquisition of competitive capabilities.

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