کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1028392 942295 2010 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The impact of external forces on cartel network dynamics: Direct research in the diamond industry
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی مدیریت، کسب و کار و حسابداری بازاریابی و مدیریت بازار
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The impact of external forces on cartel network dynamics: Direct research in the diamond industry
چکیده انگلیسی

This paper describes the impact of external environmental forces on cartel networks. Using a case research approach, this report examines two leading business networks within one industry, over time. The results suggest that (a) bargaining power of intermediaries increases with the advent of new and powerful actors, (b) process activities that cartels previously controlled are being outsourced to new actors sometimes based in developing countries, (c) other actors are acquiring resources once dominated by a cartel, (d) external forces triggered by the illegal diamond trade, such as international regulatory constraints, no longer favour cartels like De Beers, and (e) over time, these and additional environment factors are forcing actors like De Beers who perform rigid process activities to become more flexible. For example, forces are moving cartels which relied previously on hand-picked intermediaries in highly controlled networks to market their products to adopt a flexible market-focused expansion of operations in retail contexts.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Industrial Marketing Management - Volume 39, Issue 2, February 2010, Pages 202–210
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