Mascia, Daniele, Pallotti, Francesca and Angeli, Federica (2016) Don't stand so close to me: Competitive pressures, proximity and inter-organizational collaboration. Regional Studies, 51 (9). pp. 1348-1361. ISSN 0034-3404 (Print), 1360-0591 (Online) (doi:10.1080/00343404.2016.1185517)

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Abstract

This paper investigates how geographical proximity moderates the nonmonotonic relation between niche overlap and the propensity of organizations to collaborate. The main prediction is that the strength of this relation is different for organizations with low versus high levels of geographical proximity. Proposed hypotheses are tested by using data collected within a community of hospital organizations serving more than five million residents in one of the largest Italian geographical regions. After controlling for internal resource complementarities and differences in organizational forms, behavioural orientations and institutional constraints among hospitals, this paper finds strong empirical support to the research hypotheses.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Spatial proximity; Niche overlap; Interorganizational relations; Hospitals; Competition
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business Faculty of Business > Department of International Business & Economics
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Last Modified:	20 Apr 2020 08:24
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/15541

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