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Figure 1: The conceptualization of path dependence......
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Figure 1: The conceptualization of path dependence
Source: Sydow et al. 2009, p. 692.
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Table 1: Difference between tradition and contract services
Traditional services / Contract servicesNot tailored / Tailored
Usually one-dimensional – trucking or warehousing for example / Are multi-dimensional, linking transportation, warehousing, inventory management, systems and others
Shippers aim to lower transportation cost through a contract / Goal is to lower total cost while providing better service and more flexibility
Contracts tend to run for a year or two / Contracts are more likely to be of longer duration, multi-year arrangements negotiated at a higher management level
Require expertise in, say, transportation of packaged materials / Requires broad logistics and analytical skills
Contracts generally take less time to negotiate / Contracts generally take more time to negotiate
Simpler arrangement and relatively low switching costs / Complexity of arrangements leads to higher switching costs
Source: cf. Razzaque/Shang 1998, p. 91.
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Documentation Literature Reseach
Database / Keyword(s) / Date / Hits / Read / CitedEBSCO / Absorptive capacity / 2.11.11 / 297 / 15 / 7
EBSCO / Change resistance / 2.11.11 / 8 / 8 / 2
Google Scholar / Escalating commitment / 2.11.11 / 20 / 7 / 1
EBSCO / Absorptive capacity AND change resistance / 2.11.11 / 35 / 3 / 3
Bibliography
Grant, R./Baden-Fuller, C. (2004): A knowledge accessing theory of strategic alliances, in:Journal of Management Studies41 (1): 61-84.
Inkpen, A./Beamish, P. (1997): Knowledge, bargaining power, and the instability of international joint ventures, in:Academy of Management Review 22 (1): 177-202.
Panteli, N./Sockalingam, S. (2005): Trust and conflict within virtual inter-organizational alliances: A framework for facilitating knowledge sharing, in:Decision Support Systems 39: 599-617.
Parkhe, A. (1991): Interfirm diversity, organizational learning, and longevity in global strategic alliances, in:Journal of International Business Studies22 (4): 579-601.
Razzaque, M./Sheng, C. (1998): Outsourcing of logistics functions: a literature survey, in:International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics 28 (2): 89-107.
Sydow, J./Schreyögg, G./Koch, J. (2009): Organizational path dependence: Opening the black box, in:Academy of Management Review 34 (4): 689-709.
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[1]see Parkhe 1991, p. 579; see Panteli/Sockalinham 2004, p. 599.
[2]cf. Grant/Baden-Fuller 2004, p. 61; cf. Inkpen/Beamish 1997, p. 177.
[3] see Parkhe 1991, p. 579; see Panteli/Sockalinham 2004, p. 599.