The synergistic effect of the industrial international competitiveness and coopetition network position on market share: evidence from global automobile industry

Autor: Feiyang Guan, Tienan Wang, Linbing Sun
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing.
ISSN: 0885-8624
DOI: 10.1108/jbim-08-2022-0388
Popis: Purpose This paper aims to examine how the firm’s global coopetition network position impacts market share and to explore the multiple moderating effects of trade network strength and structures on the relationship between firm global coopetition network position and market share. Design/methodology/approach This paper selects global automobile manufacturing firms as samples whose classification is “Automobile” in the Factiva database from 2014 to 2018 and develops the measurement for global coopetition network and trade network by using Ucinet6. Finally, Stata was used for data analysis. Findings This paper finds that structural holes and centrality are beneficial to improve global market share. And the trade network strength and structures have positive multiple moderating effects on the relationship between the firm global coopetition network position and market share. Originality/value This paper explores industrial international competitiveness according to the intricate trade relations among countries and the impact of industrial international competitiveness on the relationship between global coopetition network position of brand firms and market share. The results of this paper expand the current literature on the relationship between characteristics of coopetition network and trade network.
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