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INTERACTION EFFECTS ON PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT NETWORKS IN CHINA
Κωδικός Προϊόντος:
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- Έκδοση: 2014
- Σχήμα: 17Χ24
- Βιβλιοδεσία: Εύκαμπτη
- Σελίδες: 243
- ISBN: 978-960-562-181-0
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The purpose of the book Interaction Effects on Product Development Networks in China is to contribute to the understanding of product development processes within dispersed business-to-business networks that involve business actors in China. This research investigates how these processes initiate and evolve in a dynamic environment. More specifically, it examines the impact of culture in terms of interpersonal interactive relationships on the formation and development of product development processes.
Specifically, the Actors-Resources-Activities (ARA) model of interaction (Hakansson & Snehota 1995) of the business network paradigm is employed in the book Interaction Effects on Product Development Networks in China to analyse relationship patterns in low, medium and high-tech product development networks, in terms of actor bonds, resource ties and activity links. Although analyses of the case studies show that there seem to be difficulties for the ARA model to capture and interpret what is in the ʽshadowʼ of direct business interaction processes in China, the main solution is drawn from acknowledging the significance of both the business network and the guanxi network approaches as parallel mechanisms or cross-cutting patterns of explaining evolution of business relationships. Guanxi networks take on a new perspective as they are viewed and analysed from a dynamic lens under product development contexts. In particular, the emergence and refinement of the concept of guanxi as ʽprocess of interactionʼ or ʽprocess of organizationʼ has been a crucial element in the development of IMP thinking.
Managerial lessons in the end of the book Interaction Effects on Product Development Networks in China are drawn by analysing how actorsʼ interactions influence product and technology co-creation, and how business actors nurture, develop and maintain relationships in China. Findings show that non-business interactive processes at the interpersonal network level influence significantly the formation of activity links, resource interfaces and actor bonds at the inter-organisational level. Hence, accounting for non-business interaction and the socio-cultural features in nurturing, developing and maintaining relationships offers a complimentary approach to contemporary business network research practice.
| CONTENTS | |
| Abstract | Σελ. VII |
| Acknowledgements | Σελ. IX |
| Contents | Σελ. XI |
| List of Tables | Σελ. XV |
| List of Figures | Σελ. XVI |
| CHAPTER I | |
| Introduction | |
| 1.0 Research Problem | Σελ. 2 |
| 1.1 Research Gap | Σελ. 3 |
| 1.2 Theoretical Contribution | Σελ. 5 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | Σελ. 7 |
| CHAPTER II | |
| Literature Review | |
| 2.0 Introduction | Σελ. 14 |
| 2.1 The Business Network Paradigm | Σελ. 18 |
| 2.2 Product Development and the Knowledge Network | Σελ. 28 |
| 2.3 Outsourcing and the Supply Network | Σελ. 38 |
| 2.4 The Interactive Nature of Relationships | Σελ. 42 |
| 2.5 Guanxi Relationships and the Guanxi Network | Σελ. 51 |
| 2.6 Conclusion | Σελ. 67 |
| 2.7 Research Implications | Σελ. 74 |
| CHAPTER III | |
| Philosophical and Methodological Choices | |
| 3.0 Introduction | Σελ. 78 |
| 3.1 Knowledge as Social Practice | Σελ. 81 |
| 3.2 Philosophical Stance | Σελ. 88 |
| 3.3 Is There a Universal Theory for Network Studies? | Σελ. 97 |
| 3.4 The IMP Approach to Network Studies | Σελ. 99 |
| 3.5 Case Study Research and Systematic Combining | Σελ. 101 |
| 3.6 Alternative Methodological Choices | Σελ. 107 |
| 3.7 Choice of Data Generation | Σελ. 111 |
| 3.8 Analysis Methods | Σελ. 117 |
| 3.9 Selection of Case Studies | Σελ. 118 |
| 3.10 Social Sampling and Data Sources | Σελ. 121 |
| 3.11 Conclusion | Σελ. 123 |
| CHAPTER IV | |
| Industry Definition and Context | |
| 4.0 Introduction | Σελ. 126 |
| 4.1 Chinese Economy | Σελ. 127 |
| 4.2 Industry Definition | Σελ. 130 |
| 4.3 Product Development Context | Σελ. 131 |
| 4.4 Networks in Multiple Case Studies | Σελ. 131 |
| CHAPTER V | |
| Empirical Findings | |
| 5.0 Introduction to Multiple Case Studies Research | Σελ. 134 |
| Case Study One (CS1) | |
| 5.1 Interactive Relationships Among UK Buyer and First-Tier Suppliers in China | Σελ. 136 |
| 5.1.1 A Social Network Analysis of a UK-Chinese Product Development | |
| Network | Σελ. 140 |
| 5.1.2 Network Perceptions - A Qualitative Inquiry | Σελ. 144 |
| Case Study Two (CS2) | |
| 5.2 Downstream and Upstream Interactive Relationships of a Foreign-owned High-tech Manufacturer in Guangzhou | Σελ. 152 |
| Case Study Three (CS3) | |
| 5.3 High-tech Product Development Networks of a Mobile Phone Component Manufacturer in Southern China | Σελ. 157 |
| Case Study Four (CS4) | |
| 5.4 Interpersonal Aspects of Relationship Formation and Development: The Case of a Chinese State-owned Tobacco Manufacturer and a Western Supplier | Σελ. 162 |
| Case Study Five (CS5) | |
| 5.5 Formation and Development of Supply Networks in China: The Case of a Western Textile Manufacturer in China | Σελ. 166 |
| 5.6 Conclusion | Σελ. 170 |
| CHAPTER VI | |
| Discussion of Findings | |
| 6.0 Introduction | Σελ. 174 |
| 6.1 Analysis of Empirical Findings - Case Study 1 | Σελ. 175 |
| 6.2 Analysis of Empirical Findings - Case Study 2 | Σελ. 177 |
| 6.3 Analysis of Empirical Findings - Case Study 3 | Σελ. 179 |
| 6.4 Analysis of Empirical Findings - Case Study 4 | Σελ. 181 |
| 6.5 Analysis of Empirical Findings - Case Study 5 | Σελ. 183 |
| 6.6 Comparative Discussion of Findings from Case Studies | Σελ. 185 |
| 6.7 Guanxi as Process of Interaction | Σελ. 191 |
| 6.8 Theorising for Business Interaction in China | Σελ. 193 |
| 6.9 Complementary Modes of Analysing Interaction | Σελ. 195 |
| 6.10 A Model for Evaluating Supplier Network Performance | Σελ. 197 |
| 6.11 Conclusion | Σελ. 200 |
| CHAPTER VII | |
| Conclusion and Future Research | |
| 7.0 Introduction | Σελ. 202 |
| 7.1 Theoretical Implications | Σελ. 202 |
| 7.2 Managerial Implications | Σελ. 204 |
| 7.3 Future Research | Σελ. 207 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | Σελ. 209 |
| APPENDICES | |
| A: Literature Review Methodology | Σελ. 219 |
| B: Example of Interview Transcript | Σελ. 221 |
| C: Interview Consent Form | Σελ. 228 |
| D: Participant Information Sheet | Σελ. 229 |
| E: Open-Ended Interviews | Σελ. 230 |