Coordinating and competing in ecosystems: How organizational forms shape new technology

Rahul Kapoor; Joon Mahn Lee

Coordinating and competing in ecosystems: How organizational forms shape new technology

Rahul Kapoor, Joon Mahn Lee

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Abstract

We view firm in the context of its business ecosystem and we consider organizational choices - market, hybrid, or hierarchy that firms make with respect to complementary activities and distribution channels. Using data from healthcare industry, we explore how differences in hospitals' organizational forms shape differences in strategic behavior (technology investments). We find that hospitals pursuing alliances with complementors (physicians) were more likely to invest in new technologies than hospitals pursuing either arms-length or integrated modes, and this relationship is affected by scope and equity arrangements underlying alliances. We also find that ownership over distribution increased hospitals' likelihood of investment.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	70th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - Dare to Care: Passion and Compassion in Management Practice and Research, AOM 2010 - Montreal, QC, Canada Duration: 2010 Aug 6 → 2010 Aug 10

Conference

Conference	70th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - Dare to Care: Passion and Compassion in Management Practice and Research, AOM 2010
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal, QC
Period	10/8/6 → 10/8/10

Keywords

Business ecosystems
Firm boundaries
Healthcare

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Management of Technology and Innovation
Industrial relations

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Coordinating and competing in ecosystems: How organizational forms shape new technology. / Kapoor, Rahul; Lee, Joon Mahn.
2010. Paper presented at 70th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - Dare to Care: Passion and Compassion in Management Practice and Research, AOM 2010, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

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