Umeå University's logo

umu.sePublications
Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
Coopetition for sustainability: Between organizational benefit and societal good
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Umeå School of Business and Economics (USBE), Business Administration. (RiseB)
Kedge Business School, Strategy Department, Marseille, France; Macquarie University,Centre for Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Finance, Sydney, Australia.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8874-1385
2020 (English)In: Business Strategy and the Environment, ISSN 0964-4733, E-ISSN 1099-0836, Vol. 29, p. 827-837Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Sustainable development requires coopetition, that is, the cooperation of organiza-tions that compete at the same time. Research on coopetition for sustainability issparse. From a sustainability perspective, coopetition contributes to sustainabilitywhen it makes a positive contribution on the societal level. Existing research oncoopetition however focuses on organizational outcomes. In this paper, we link orga-nizational and societal outcomes of coopetition. We show that for the simple case oftwo coopting firms and an economic and an environmental dimension, there are 51different combinations that make a positive contribution to sustainability. All butone of these combinations consist of a mix of positive and negative outcomes. Weidentify four types of trade‐offs that can occur in coopetition for sustainability andthat point to different pathways of achieving sustainability.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley & Sons, 2020. Vol. 29, p. 827-837
Keywords [en]
coopetition, industrial symbiosis, sustainable development, tensions, trade‐offs, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Strategy and Management, Geography, Planning and Development, Business and International Management
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-166059DOI: 10.1002/bse.2400ISI: 000518235200004Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85076100538OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-166059DiVA, id: diva2:1376605
Funder
The Kamprad Family Foundation, 20160063Available from: 2019-12-09 Created: 2019-12-09 Last updated: 2023-03-24Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. Understanding and managing coopetition for sustainability: process and outcomes
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Understanding and managing coopetition for sustainability: process and outcomes
2021 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Alternative title[sv]
Att förstå och hantera coopetition för hållbarhet : process och utfall
Abstract [en]

Scholars highlight the potential gains of collaboration between competitors for supporting sustainability but there is a lack of both theoretical and empirical studies. In this thesis I aim to enhance the understanding of 'coopetition forsustainability', which I define as 'an inter-firm phenomenon where actors fromthe same industry simultaneously cooperate and compete with the intent to achieve environmental, economic, and social benefits'. By investigating the process and outcomes of coopetition for sustainability I develop several analytical tools for the systematic exploration of the coopetitive interaction for reaching sustainability goals and show that coopetition for sustainability raises numerous knotted paradoxical tensions. I further reveal organizing and regulating mechanisms that actors use to address these tensions, and which can motivate greater extents of sustainability in terms of outcomes.

This thesis consists of six appended papers (two conceptual, two qualitative, and two quantitative) that explore coopetition for sustainability in three contextual settings (Swedish, Polish, and Belarusian housing). Collectively, the papers span several theoretical frameworks (paradox theory, sustainable value, modern portfolio theory) and methodological approaches (systemdynamics, in-depth case study, survey questionnaires). Overall, my explorations in this thesis show that whilst coopetition for sustainability is a complex, tensionfilled phenomenon, it has great potential to advance sustainability in both theory and practice. I contribute to theory by generating novel insights into: (i) The process of coopetition for sustainability showing how actors organize collaboration for sustainability and how they respond to paradoxical tensions they frequently experience; (ii) The outcomes of coopetition for sustainability, which I systematically conceptualize and model. I also offer several implications for practice that can help managers to navigate the process of coopetition for sustainability in order to enhance economic, social and environmental outcomes.

Abstract [sv]

Forskare lyfter fram de potentiella vinsterna med samarbete mellan konkurrenter för att främja hållbarhet, men det saknas både teoretiska och empiriska studier. Syftet med denna avhandling är att öka förståelsen för"coopetition för hållbarhet", som jag definierar som "ett fenomen mellan företag där aktörer från samma bransch samtidigt samarbetar och konkurrerar med avsikt att uppnå ekologiska, ekonomiska och sociala fördelar". Genom att undersöka processen och utfallet av coopetition för hållbarhet utvecklar jag flera analytiska verktyg för att systematiskt utforska den coopetitiva interaktionen i syfte att nå hållbarhetsmål och visar att coopetition för hållbarhet ger upphov till många sammanvävda paradoxala spänningar. Vidare visar jag hur ett anta lorganiserings- och regleringsmekanismer används för att ta itu med dessa spänningar, mekanismer som kan medföra bättre hållbarhetsutfall.

Denna avhandling består av sex, bifogade, artiklar (två konceptuella, två kvalitativa och två kvantitativa) som utforskar coopetition för hållbarhet i tre kontextuella miljöer (den svenska-, polska- och belarusiska bostadsbranschen). Sammantaget spänner artiklarna över flera teoretiska ramverk (paradoxteori, hållbar värde-teori, modern portföljteori) och olika metodologiska tillvägagångssätt (systemdynamik, fördjupad fallstudie, enkätstudie).Avhandlingens undersökningar visar att även om coopetition för hållbarhet är ett komplext och spänningsfyllt fenomen har det samtidigt stor potential för att främja hållbarhet i både teori och praktik. Jag bidrar till teori genom att generera nya insikter om: (i) 'coopetition för hållbarhets'-processen, vilket visar hur aktörer organiserar samarbete för hållbarhet och hur de reagerar på de paradoxala spänningar som de ofta upplever; (ii) utfallen av coopetition för hållbarhet, som jag systematiskt konceptualiserar och modellerar. Jag förslår även implikationer för praxis, för att hjälpa ledare att navigera i processen för coopetition för hållbarhet och för att förbättra dess ekonomiska, sociala och ekologiska utfall.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Umeå: Umeå University, 2021. p. 88
Series
Studier i företagsekonomi. Serie B, ISSN 0346-8291 ; 107
Keywords
Coopetition, sustainability, paradox, housing, coopetition for sustainability, process, outcome
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Business Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-189472 (URN)978-91-7855-681-6 (ISBN)978-91-7855-680-9 (ISBN)
Public defence
2021-12-10, UB.A.210, Lindellhallen 1 (S Hörsal A), Umeå University 901 87, Umeå, 11:00 (English)
Opponent
Supervisors
Note

Ny tid för disputation; kl 11:00 istället för 13:00 / New time for the public defence; 11:00 instead of 13:00 

Available from: 2021-11-19 Created: 2021-11-11 Last updated: 2021-12-03Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

fulltext(1456 kB)490 downloads
File information
File name FULLTEXT02.pdfFile size 1456 kBChecksum SHA-512
c5127ac2859b03fd641df8679437ab41fc1cdfa4335287509711d1c84ccd7ed82f87ab3089ddc5b1872ade7dab563703283fefac6f25aae837443da97eb78124
Type fulltextMimetype application/pdf

Other links

Publisher's full textScopus

Authority records

Manzhynski, SiarheiFigge, Frank

Search in DiVA

By author/editor
Manzhynski, SiarheiFigge, Frank
By organisation
Business Administration
In the same journal
Business Strategy and the Environment
Business Administration

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar
Total: 529 downloads
The number of downloads is the sum of all downloads of full texts. It may include eg previous versions that are now no longer available

doi
urn-nbn

Altmetric score

doi
urn-nbn
Total: 571 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf