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List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................................... II
List of Tables.......................................................................................................................... III
List of Figures ......................................................................................................................... IV
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 5
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Appendix ................................................................................................................................... 8
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List of Abbreviations
RBV
Resource-based view
KBV
Knowledge-based view
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List of Tables
Table 1: Difference between tradition and contract services ..................................................... 7
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List of Figures
Figure 1: The conceptualization of path dependence ................................................................. 6
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Introduction
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see Parkhe 1991, p. 579; see Panteli/Sockalinham 2004, p. 599.
cf. Grant/Baden-Fuller 2004, p. 61; cf. Inkpen/Beamish 1997, p. 177.
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Figure 1: The conceptualization of path dependence
Source: Sydow et al. 2009, p. 692.
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see Parkhe 1991, p. 579; see Panteli/Sockalinham 2004, p. 599.
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Table 1: Difference between tradition and contract services
Traditional services
Contract services
Not tailored
Tailored
Usually
one-dimensional
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trucking
or Are multi-dimensional, linking transportation,
warehousing for example
warehousing, inventory management, systems
and others
Shippers aim to lower transportation cost through Goal is to lower total cost while providing better
a contract
service and more flexibility
Contracts tend to run for a year or two
Contracts are more likely to be of longer
duration, multi-year arrangements negotiated at a
higher management level
Require expertise in, say, transportation of Requires broad logistics and analytical skills
packaged materials
Contracts generally take less time to negotiate
Simpler
arrangement
and
relatively
switching costs
Contracts generally take more time to negotiate
low Complexity of arrangements leads to higher
switching costs
Source: cf. Razzaque/Shang 1998, p. 91.
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Appendix
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Bibliography
Grant, R./Baden-Fuller, C. (2004): A knowledge accessing theory of strategic
alliances, in: Journal of Management Studies 41 (1): 61-84.
Inkpen, A./Beamish, P. (1997): Knowledge, bargaining power, and the instability
of international joint ventures, in: Academy of Management Review 22 (1):
177-202.
Panteli, N./Sockalingam, S. (2005): Trust and conflict within virtual interorganizational alliances: A framework for facilitating knowledge sharing, in:
Decision Support Systems 39: 599-617.
Parkhe, A. (1991): Interfirm diversity, organizational learning, and longevity in
global strategic alliances, in: Journal of International Business Studies 22 (4):
579-601.
Razzaque, M./Sheng, C. (1998): Outsourcing of logistics functions: a literature
survey, in: International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics 28 (2):
89-107.
Sydow, J./Schreyögg, G./Koch, J. (2009): Organizational path dependence:
Opening the black box, in: Academy of Management Review 34 (4): 689-709.
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