Emergent coopetition from a sensemaking perspective: A multi-level analysis

- This study explores the emergence of coopetition in a complex innovation network context.
- The findings offer a rare empirical exposition of the impact of history on coopetitive exploitation.
- A multi-level case study exposes the navigation of coopetitive tensions from the historic development of coopetitive norms.
- Firms having coopetitive mindset from conception are distinct from those that develop coopetitive mindset after conception.
- Adopting a narrative and visual process mapping approach, we also reveal the impact of time on coopetitive interactions.