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| Author: | Smångs, M. |
| Title: | The nature of the business group: A social network perspective |
| Journal: | Organization
2006 : NOV, VOL. 13:6, p. 889-909 |
| Index terms: | organizations institutions networks |
| Freeterms: | business groups intercorporate relations |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The concept of the 'business group' has been used in an ambiguous and inconsistent way to describe different types of interfirm relationships. In this article, a preliminary conception is presented in which the 'business group' is conceptualized as comprising three elements: i. network(s) of interrelated firms, ii. the institutionalized logic of reciprocity, and iii. the intersubjective interpretation of actors inside and outside the group. Furthermore, a social network perspective on organizations is suggested for the analysis of 'business groups'. |
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