Abstract
Analysing a unique, domain-similar database including all horticulturalists in a major flower-producing country, this paper shows that a firm’s central position in a network significantly improves its financial performance. The effect of strategic positioning in a network is in large part mediated through its enhanced innovativeness. Strategically positioning in a network of firms contributes more to firm performance, both directly as well as indirectly, than other strategic options a firm has available, such as seeking scale, seeking to diversify, pursuing cost advantages, or locating in a cluster.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 556-568 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Technology Analysis and Strategic Management |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Jul 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- firm strategies
- Innovation
- network position
- performance