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text Thomas, Howard Patterson, John Dennis 2014-12-17T21:42:39Z 2014-12-17T21:42:39Z 10000-01-01 1993 1993 In this study, interorganizational linkages existing between motor vehicle manufacturers during the thirty years covered by the study are identified and classified into seven categories. Three clustering or network analysis algorithms (CONCOR, EBLOC, and KPLEX) are applied to various matrices for each year to determine groupings of cooperating actors (firms), and groupings of actors filling common roles or niches within the industry. The study attempts to develop measures of network cooperative activity, turnover, domain similarity, and power asymmetry, and develops several hypotheses with respect to these measures and profitability, market share, and stability which are intended to test the validity of Jarillo's (1988) "strategic networks" concept. The study's findings indicate that, in the industry studied, the number and complexity of interorganizational linkages has significantly increased over time. Additionally, it supports prior work arguing that strategic alliances are defensive measures and that technological change is positively associated with the formation of cooperative linkages with other firms. Finally, the study supports prior work (Jones & Womack, 1986; Neupert & Hill, 1989) indicating that the world motor vehicle industry has undergone, or is undergoing a fourth transformation. Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T21:42:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 9329133.pdf: 13230258 bytes, checksum: 1cf4e3330540673a0e8778c2a4640b45 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1993 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 72479 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs U of I Only 358 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/72311 (UMI)AAI9329133 Business Administration, Management "Cooperation for Competition: The Formation and Growth of ""strategic"" Networks in the International Motor Vehicle Industry, 1959-1988" Business Administration Business Adminstration University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.