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| Author: | Garriga, E. |
| Title: | Cooperation in stakeholder networks: firms' 'Tertius Iungens' role |
| Journal: | Journal of Business Ethics
2009 : VOL. 90, SUPPL. 4, p. 623-637 |
| Index terms: | stakeholders networks co-operation case studies Argentina South America |
| Freeterms: | role of the firm |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This study aims at analysing the cooperation (here as: coop.) process (as: proc/s.) among the firm and its stakeholders by considering the relational data and at describing the role of the firm in such coop. proc/s. The empirical evidence is provided by an inductive in-depth case study on the company 'Gas-Nat' and its stakeholders collaborating on the 'natural gas pipeline program' in Argentina. Both quantitative sociometric data and qualitative data from grounded theory and ethnographic observations are combined. There is suggested a stakeholder coop. model based on structural (stakeholder's position) and relational factors (framing process). The results indicate that stakeholder coop. is not just determined by stakeholder position, but they can vary depending on the political opportunity structure in the network and on the framing process. It is found that network structure may create a context for selective coop. but doesn't explicitly determine it. The role of the firm in the coop. proc/s. is found as a 'tertius iungens' role implying to join, unite, or connect, and it differs from the existing prominent network literature of 'tertius gaudens'. |
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