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Interorganizational operations in value chains—Experiences from networked software firms 

Authors: H. I. Kulmala a;  A. Vahteristo b; E. Uusi-Rauva c
Affiliations:   a VTT Industrial Management, Tekniikankatu 1, FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland
b Griff Oy, Peltotie 39, FIN-28400 Ulvila, Finland
c Institute of Industrial Management, Tampere University of Technology, FIN-33101, Tampere, Finland
DOI: 10.1080/09537280500063335
Publication Frequency: 8 issues per year
Published in: journal Production Planning & Control, Volume 16, Issue 4 June 2005 , pages 378 - 387
Number of References: 31
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Abstract

The aim of the paper is to describe interorganizational operations in the value chains and experiences of networking. The research approach is empirical and descriptive. Data was gathered by a mail survey from Finnish software producers. The results of this study indicate that networked firms had conducted 64% of defined interorganizational operations, while the percentage for non-networked firms was 26%. The networked firms had set mainly marketing and resource-use related objectives for networking. Lack of marketing resources was the most important reason for firms to join a network. The experiences from networking reflected mainly positive attitude towards inter-organizational cooperation. Furthermore, the networked firms in this study were larger than the non-networked firms, measured by business volume.
Keywords: Networking; Interorganizationality; Descriptive survey; Software industry
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