Impact of coopetition on the performance outcomes of international construction joint ventures: a contingency and configuration approach
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
ISSN: 0969-9988
Article publication date: 13 September 2024
Abstract
Purpose
Although the literature recognizes that coopetition plays a significant role in the success of international construction joint ventures (ICJVs), the impacts of coopetition on the performance outcomes of ICJVs remain largely unknown. This study extends this line of research by theorizing coopetition from three dimensions, i.e. coopetition intensity, coopetition balance and coopetition structure, and examining the relationships between coopetition and ICJV performance outcomes from both the contingency and configuration perspectives.
Design/methodology/approach
The hypotheses were tested using survey data from a sample of 188 ICJVs. Structural equation modelling was employed for the contingency approach to estimate the relationships between the three dimensions of coopetition and performance. For the configuration approach, cluster analysis was utilized to identify coopetition patterns. Subsequently, an analysis of variance was employed to analyse the relationships between these coopetition patterns and performance.
Findings
The contingency results indicate that while coopetition intensity is positively related to all types of performance, coopetition balance is only positively related to project performance and partner performance. Moreover, coopetition structure is only related to partner performance and socioenvironmental performance. The configuration approach identifies six patterns of coopetition, manifesting different levels of project, partner and socioenvironmental performance.
Originality/value
These findings, therefore, contribute to the ICJV literature by extending the understanding of how coopetition dimensions individually and jointly influence ICJV performance.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant numbers 72031008, 72371181 and 72171036). We thank the Deputy Editor Prof. Timo Hartmann and three anonymous reviewers for their constructive and insightful comments throughout the review process.
Citation
Xie, Q., Zhang, S., Gao, Y., Qi, J. and Feng, Z. (2024), "Impact of coopetition on the performance outcomes of international construction joint ventures: a contingency and configuration approach", Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-07-2023-0713
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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