Structure and boundaries (actors, nature) |
It seeks to identify in how many relationships a bioindustry firm is involved in the processes of supply and demand of goods and services, identifying the nature of these relationships (whether public or private, for example). These constructs allow identifying the boundaries or horizons perceived by the entrepreneurs. |
Oliver (1990)Oliver, C. (1990). Determinants of interorganizational relationships: Integration and future directions. The Academy of Management Review, 15(2), 241-265. http://doi.org/10.2307/258156
http://doi.org/10.2307/258156...
; Henneberg et al. (2006)Henneberg, S. C., Mouzas, S., & Naudé, P. (2006). Network pictures: Concepts and representations. European Journal of Marketing, 40(3/4), 408-429. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090560610648129
https://doi.org/10.1108/0309056061064812...
; Leek and Mason (2009)Leek, S., & Mason, K. (2009). Network pictures: Building an holistic representation of a dyadic business-to-business relationship. Industrial Marketing Management, 38(6), 599-607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2009.05.013
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2009...
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Positioning / Power / Personal positioning / Attributes |
Intends to identify whether the firms consider there is a focal firm or maybe a focal relation in this industry; whether the inter-organizational relationship involves power or relationship of dependency; whether there are links that may be correlated as the different parts depend on each other; and which attributes matter in a relationship (such as trust, friendship, experience, and size). |
Granovetter (1973)Granovetter, M. S. (1973). The strength of weak ties. American Journal of Sociology, 78(6), 1360-1380.; Powell, Koput e Smith-Doerr (1996)Powell, W. W., Koput, K. W., & Smith-Doerr, L. (1996). Interorganizational collaboration and the locus of innovation: Networks of learning in biotechnology. Administrative Science Quarterly, 41(1), 116-145. http://doi.org/10.2307/2393988
http://doi.org/10.2307/2393988...
; Maskell (2001)Maskell, P. (2001). Towards a knowledge based theory of the geographical cluster. Industrial and Corporate Change, 10(4), 921-943. https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/10.4.921
https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/10.4.921...
, Bagdoniene e Zilione (2009)Bagdoniene, L., & Zilione, R. (2009). Business to business relationships: The variables in the context of success. Social Sciences / Socialiniai Mokslai, 4(66), 16-26. , Henneberg et al. (2006)Henneberg, S. C., Mouzas, S., & Naudé, P. (2006). Network pictures: Concepts and representations. European Journal of Marketing, 40(3/4), 408-429. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090560610648129
https://doi.org/10.1108/0309056061064812...
; Leek e Mason (2009)Leek, S., & Mason, K. (2009). Network pictures: Building an holistic representation of a dyadic business-to-business relationship. Industrial Marketing Management, 38(6), 599-607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2009.05.013
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2009...
; Ramos e Ford (2011)Ramos, C., & Ford, D. (2011). Network pictures as a research device: Developing a tool to capture actors' perceptions in organizational networks. Industrial Marketing Management, 40(3), 447-464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2010.07.001
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2010...
; Connelly, Crook, Combs, Ketchen, e Aguinis (2018)Connelly, B. L., Crook, T. R., Combs, J. G. Jr, Ketchen, D. J., & Aguinis, H. (2018). Competence- and integrity-based trust in interorganizational relationships: Which matters more? Journal of Management, 44(3), 919-945. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206315596813
https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206315596813...
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Activities / Resources / |
It aims to identify specific roles or activities in the Amazon bioindustry relationships, as well as resources traded and the reasons for the interaction. |
Oliver (1990)Oliver, C. (1990). Determinants of interorganizational relationships: Integration and future directions. The Academy of Management Review, 15(2), 241-265. http://doi.org/10.2307/258156
http://doi.org/10.2307/258156...
; Håkansson (2006)Håkansson, H. (2006). Business relationships and networks: Consequences for economic policy. The Antitrust Bullettin, 51(1), 143-163. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003603X0605100106
https://doi.org/10.1177/0003603X06051001...
; Henneberg et al. (2006)Henneberg, S. C., Mouzas, S., & Naudé, P. (2006). Network pictures: Concepts and representations. European Journal of Marketing, 40(3/4), 408-429. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090560610648129
https://doi.org/10.1108/0309056061064812...
; Ramos e Ford (2011)Ramos, C., & Ford, D. (2011). Network pictures as a research device: Developing a tool to capture actors' perceptions in organizational networks. Industrial Marketing Management, 40(3), 447-464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2010.07.001
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2010...
; Billitteri et al. (2013)Billitteri, C., Lo Nigro, G., & Perrone, G. (2013). How risk influences the choice of governance mode in biopharmaceutical inter-firm relationships. International Business Review, 22(6), 932-950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2013.01.011
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2013.0...
; Fernald, Pennings e Claassen (2015)Fernald, K., Pennings, E., & Claassen, E. (2015). Biotechnology commercialization strategies: Risk and return in interfirm cooperation. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 32(6), 971-996. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12218
https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12218...
; Howard, Steennsma, Lyles e Dhanaraj (2016)Howard, M., Steensma, H. K., Lyles, M., & Dhanaraj, C. (2016). Learning to collaborate through collaboration: How allying with expert firms influence collaborative innovation within novice firms. Strategic Management Journal, 37(10), 2092-2103. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2424
https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2424...
; Gomes et al. (2017)Gomes, R. C., Galina, S. V. R., Vicentin, F. O. P., & Porto, G. S. (2017). Interorganizational innovation networks of Brazilian and Spanish biotechnology companies: Dynamic comparative analysis. International Journal of Engineering Business Management, 9, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/1847979017739517
https://doi.org/10.1177/1847979017739517...
; Fischer, Schaeffer e Vonortas (2019)Fischer, B. B., Schaeffer, P. R., & Vonortas, N. S. (2019). Evolution of university-industry collaboration in Brazil from a technology upgrading perspective. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 145, 330-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.05.001
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018....
; Costa, Florencio, and Oliveira (2018)Costa, B. M. G., Florencio, M. N. S., & Oliveira, A. M. Jr. (2018). Analysis of technological production in biotechnology in northeast Brazil. World Patent Information, 52, 42-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wpi.2018.01.006
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wpi.2018.01.00...
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Environment and dynamic |
It seeks to identify forces that escape the action of the entrepreneur, but influence the activities of the firm and the evolution of its relationships. It also aims to identify the time horizon perceived for the firm's business in the bioindustry (for example, intent to exploit a long-term business opportunity). Other elements are considered in the relationships in this industry, such as aspirations, problems, and uncertainties). |
Henneberg et al. (2006)Henneberg, S. C., Mouzas, S., & Naudé, P. (2006). Network pictures: Concepts and representations. European Journal of Marketing, 40(3/4), 408-429. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090560610648129
https://doi.org/10.1108/0309056061064812...
, Leek and Mason (2009)Leek, S., & Mason, K. (2009). Network pictures: Building an holistic representation of a dyadic business-to-business relationship. Industrial Marketing Management, 38(6), 599-607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2009.05.013
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2009...
; Ramos and Ford (2011)Ramos, C., & Ford, D. (2011). Network pictures as a research device: Developing a tool to capture actors' perceptions in organizational networks. Industrial Marketing Management, 40(3), 447-464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2010.07.001
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2010...
, Hoffman, Reyes, Danda, and Veloso (2016)Hoffman, E., Reyes, E. Jr., Danda, G. da N., & Veloso, Y. S. (2016). A influência da estrutura sociorrelacional do empreendedor na capacidade inovativa de empresas incubadas de base tecnológica. Revista Hispana para el Análisis de Redes Sociales, 27(1), 113-128. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/redes.581
https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/redes.581...
, Czakon and Kawa (2018)Czakon, W., & Kawa, A. (2018). Network myopia: An empirical study of network perception. Industrial Marketing Management, 73, 116-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2018.02.005
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2018...
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