Author
Fındıkoğlu, Melike Nur, Ranganathan, C., Watson-Manheim, M. B.
Publication Date
2021-03-04
Publication Place
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Taylor & Francis
Subject
Resource-Based View (RBV), Resource dependency theory, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME), IT service providers, IT partnership formation
Type
Periodical
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
0960-085X
Record ID
25f4aca3-56fd-4da3-9cc6-8a1fa16c22b5
Library Location
Management Information Systems
Date
2021-03-04
Sample Text
Small IT vendors increasingly establish intra-industry collaborative arrangements with other technology providers. Despite the criticality of this strategy, there is little research that provides insights into partnership formation. Our study attempts to close this gap.Building on resource dependency theory (RDT) and resource-based view (RBV), we posit that, depending on external market and internal resource considerations, small IT vendors either supplement or complement their IT resources and capabilities via partnerships. When seeking to expand the scope of their resource portfolio by accessing dissimilar resources, vendors are engage in complementary partnerships (goal: improving the scope of IT resources). However, if they seek to expand the scale of their portfolio, they engage in supplementary partnerships (goal: extending the scale of IT resources). Using a qualitative approach, we examine the partnership formation practices of seven small IT firms. We propose a conceptual framework with five constructs that illustrate dynamics underlying these IT service partnerships, i.e., External market considerations, Internal resource configurations, Partner considerations, Partnership exploration, and Partnership development. We find variations in partnership practices depending on the supplementary or complementary nature of resources being sought. We also find small IT vendors form and manage partner pools to mitigate risks associated with partnerships.
DOI
10.1080/0960085X.2020.1750309
Cilt
30
