Vertical Coopetition and the Sales Growth of Young and Small Firms
研究了纵向竞合（与直接竞争对手有垂直交换关系）对年轻小企业销售增长的影响，发现竞争对手规模、相互依赖和过度依赖会以不同方式影响增长潜力。
Vertical coopetition describes a situation where a firm has a vertical exchange relationship with a direct competitor. Drawing on resource-based perspectives and resource dependence theory, we examine specific characteristics of vertical coopetition that affect the sales growth of young and small firms. We propose that the size of the competitor and mutual dependence as well as overdependence among the cooperating rivals affect the growth potential of young and small firms differently. Our research makes a contribution to the literature by disentangling some of the benefits and threats related to vertical coopetition for young and small firms.