Aggressive or not aggressive: the different role of ego-network dynamics and density in the international network
ISSN: 0368-492X
Article publication date: 9 May 2022
Issue publication date: 1 November 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to explore the effect of competitive aggressiveness on firm performance and the moderating effect of firm 2019s ego-network structures in the international coopetition network.
Design/methodology/approach
From the perspective of strong cooperation of the global automobile industry in recent years, this study uses the global automobile firms in Factiva database as samples to test hypotheses using the least squares dummy variable (LSDV) model.
Findings
This study finds that there is different relationship between the number and variety of competitive actions and firm performance. In addition, ego-network structures have different coefficients for the number and variety of competitive actions.
Originality/value
The conclusions provide theoretical support and policy suggestions for firms to develop effective competitive strategies according to ego-network structures in the international coopetition network.
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Acknowledgements
Funding: This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant numbers N71972061, N72172043].
Declaration of competing interest: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
Citation
Guan, F., Tienan, W., Fan, Q. and Liu, L. (2023), "Aggressive or not aggressive: the different role of ego-network dynamics and density in the international network", Kybernetes, Vol. 52 No. 10, pp. 4178-4196. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-02-2022-0265
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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