Acquisition and collaboration as determinants of organisational structure
by Alnoor Bhimani; Kjell Hausken; Mthuli Ncube
International Journal of Integrated Supply Management (IJISM), Vol. 7, No. 1/2/3, 2012

Abstract: We analyse acquisition and collaboration as two dimensions underlying hybrid enterprise structures. Two two-period games with discounting conceptualise firm creation path-dependently, compared with one simultaneous game. The impact of organisational boundary changes via imposing required processes on acquired units is assessed, alongside the impact of new acquired units on the organisation's priorities. The organisation's incentive to enhance operational standardisation increases ceteris paribus with the specification diversity among the units within the organisation under certain conditions. Units within an organisation are less prone to acquire new units, the more the mean specification preference of inside units deviates from the mean specification preference of non-acquired units for specification that can be expected to become standardised subsequently. Conversely, inside units are more likely to acquire new units before choosing collaboration, the more mean specification preference of inside units deviates from the mean preference of non-acquired units for specifications that have already been harmonised.

Online publication date: Fri, 10-Apr-2015

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Integrated Supply Management (IJISM):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com