Configurations of interorganizational relationships: A comparison between U.S. and Japanese automakers

Configurations of interorganizational relationships: A comparison between U.S. and Japanese automakers

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Article ID: iaor19961557
Country: United States
Volume: 41
Issue: 9
Start Page Number: 1471
End Page Number: 1492
Publication Date: Sep 1995
Journal: Management Science
Authors: ,
Keywords: manufacturing industries
Abstract:

This paper seeks to uncover dominant configurations of interorganizational relationships across the United States and Japan in the automotive industry. The authors integrate relevant theoretical concepts from transaction cost economics, organization theory and political economy to develop a conceptual model of interorganizational relationships based on the fit between information processing needs and information processing capabilities. This model is employed to collect data on 447 buyer-supplier relationships in these two countries. The authors empirically uncover a set of five naturally occurring patterns of interorganizational relationships. These configurations provide rich explanations of the complexity of interorganizational relationships as well as offer differential insights across United States and Japan. The authors discuss implications for further research pertaining to the logic and development of configurations.

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