Redes interorganizacionais de cooperação: influência da relação entre configuração de rede e de práticas de governança sobre a coevolução das firmas e da rede

• Ano de defesa: 2017
• Autor(a) principal: Cruz, Érika Mayumi Kato
• Orientador(a): Bulgacov, Sergio
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Palavras-chave em Português: Relacionamentos interorganizacionais de cooperação; Configuração de rede; Configuração de práticas de governança de rede; Coevolução
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Interorganizational relations of cooperation; Network configuration; Configuration of network governance practices; Coevolution
• Link de acesso: https://hdl.handle.net/10438/19937

This thesis focused on the study of coevolutionary aspects in interorganizational cooperation networks and its relation with the network governance practices and configurations. The literature on coevolution points to a macro understanding of the phenomenon in the studies on networks, raising deficiencies regarding the analysis of its micro-foundations, with emphasis on intrarede and interfirm relations. In a complementary way, the network literature offers research opportunities in the analysis of social aspects that govern network relationships, as well as the factors that influence the achievement of individual and collective results of its participants. The aim of this thesis was to deepen the knowledge about network dynamics through a study of multiple cases in Local Productive Arrangements (APLs) in the states of São Paulo and Paraná. The objective was to analyze the relationship between the configuration of the business networks and their governance with the coevolution of participating companies and the networks as a whole. Given the inductive nature of the study, it made use of the theory-building approach by means of a case study proposed by Eisenhardt (1989). The results point to the existence of coevolutionary aspects in network relationships, with emphasis on cost sharing, as well as gains related to the exchange of knowledge and experiences. The configuration of the structure and governance practices of the arrangements, lastly, influence on coevolution in so far as it contributes to the publicity of actions and the alignment of interests of the involved agents.