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Coopetition in business Ecosystems: The key role of absorptive capacity and supply chain agility

Marta Riquelme-Medina, Mark Stevenson, Vanesa Barrales‐Molina, Francisco Javier Lloréns Montes · 2022 · Journal of Business Research

Summary. Firms in tech-city business ecosystems benefit from coopetition—simultaneous cooperation and competition—but not directly. Instead, coopetition enhances absorptive capacity, which improves supply chain agility and ultimately firm performance. The study surveyed 214 firms and found these indirect effects matter more than direct relationships, establishing a validated measurement scale for coopetition.

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Riquelme-Medina, M., Stevenson, M., Barrales‐Molina, V., & Montes, F. J. L.. (2022). Coopetition in business Ecosystems: The key role of absorptive capacity and supply chain agility. Journal of Business Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.03.071

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DOI
10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.03.071
Countries
Spain, United Kingdom
Regions
Europe
Categories
innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
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2026-04-28