We collect observations on how power constitutes itself in decentralized digital platform constellations that position themselves as alternatives to platforms operated by big tech (which we coin "hyperledgers"). We then compare these forms of power to the incumbent structures, the so called...

In just a few short months, the new government administration in the United States has thrown the world order into disarray. A potential global trade war, new global value chain configurations and shifting security alliances are reshaping geopolitics. Given the current uncertainty, access to...

Coopetition, the strategic blend of competition and collaboration, has emerged as a critical strategy for firms navigating today's interconnected and resource-constrained global economy. While coopetition networks offer substantial benefits, such as fostering innovation, market expansion, and...

Road cycling races, although won by individual riders, are a competition of teams. Riding behind other riders significantly reduces the energy required to hold a given speed. These races thus provide free-riding incentives. We introduce a game-theoretic framework of this strategic setup to...

In our rapidly globalizing and digitizing world, small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) face significant challenges that compel them to adopt a co-opetition strategy-a blend of competition and collaboration. Despite their potential benefits, the high failure rates and unmet...

Start-ups, as small, new companies, suffer from liabilities of size and lack of experience when entering market competition. Research has suggested that relationships with other organisations might be a solution to balance such liabilities. While several studies underline the importance of...

This study explores whether coopetition enhances scale determinants for SMEs, focusing on a case study in the Portuguese Ornamental Stone sector. The findings show that transitioning to coopetition networks positively impacts scale determinants in this sector. These improvements highlight...

Decentralised technologies have gained popularity recently due to their reliable, transparent, open, immutable and secured natures. The technologies have demonstrated numerous benefits in a wide range of domains, including finance, healthcare, government, manufacturing and supply chain. However,...

Coopetition research lacks theories to describe and explain value creation in coopetitive relationships. To fill this gap the paper develops a portfolio theory of coopetition, i.e. the simultaneous cooperation and competition of firms. Drawing on modern portfolio theory from finance, the paper...

Progress in coopetition research is impeded by three problems in the literature: (a) conceptual ambiguity surrounding the coopetition construct; (b) insufficient understanding of contingency factors; and (c) a lack of consideration of potential variations in coopetition structures. Especially in...