Managing local supplier networks: conflict or compromise?
研究法国东南部工业区22家中小企业经理如何管理客户和本地合作伙伴之间的冲突，发现他们采取迁就、妥协和协作策略，并调动本地规范，为合作竞争研究提供新视角。
This paper examines conflict management in small firm networks. Informal conflict management strategies used in exchange relationships are identified and analysed. In-depth, semi-structured interviews with 22 small and medium-sized enterprise managers in an industrial district in the south-east of France are analysed. Results point to managers adopting accommodating behaviours in conflicts with clients and compromising and collaborative strategies with local partners. This research reveals the mobilization of local norms in the management of conflicts and also contributes to research concerning coopetition and the possibility that managers of small firms may both separate and integrate coopetition activities.