Maria Bengtsson

TL;DR: In this paper, it is argued that the most complex, but also the most advantageous relationship between competitors, is "cooperative" where two competitors both compete and cooperate with each other.

TL;DR: In this article, empirical findings from two in-depth studies, the rack and pinion industry and the lining industry, show that a firm can be involved in four different types of horizontal relationships at the same time.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors suggest that the early definition of co-copetition, as a dual relationship between firms that simultaneously cooperate and compete, needs to be refined, and suggest that coopetition is a paradoxical relationship between two or more actors, regardless of whether they are in horizontal or vertical relationships.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the nature of the paradox inherent in co-operation and competition, that is, the simultaneous pursuit of cooperation and competition between firms, and emanating tensions that develop at indiv...

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a definition of co-opetition dynamics and enhanced the conceptual clarity by developing a definition based on pre-defined pre-existing co-operative models.