| Title: |
Are fashion supply chains capable of coopetition? An exploratory study in the UK |
| Authors: |
Rafi-Ul-Shan, Piyya Muhammad; Grant, David B.; Perry, Patsy |
| Contributors: |
Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility, Helsinki |
| Publisher Information: |
Taylor & Francis Informa UK Ltd. |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
Helsingfors Universitet: HELDA – Helsingin yliopiston digitaalinen arkisto |
| Subject Terms: |
512 Business and Management; coopetition; fashion supply chains; supply chain sustainability; case study; United Kingdom; KOTA2020; PREM2020_09; 0 - Not open access; 1 - Self archived; https://hdl.handle.net/10227/511075; 1- Minst en av författarna har en utländsk affiliation; 1- Publicerad utomlands; 0- Ingen affiliation med ett företag; AoHP: Humanitarian and societal logistics; SDG 9 - Industry; Innovation; and Infrastructure; SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals |
| Description: |
Fashion supply chains are characterised by pressure for low cost and short lead times and face increasing requirements for social and environmental compliance. Hence, fashion retailers have recognised a greater need for collaborating with competitors in upstream supply chain activities, despite competing against each other downstream in the marketplace. This notion of ‘coopetitive’ relationships, a nascent research area, motivated this paper’s case study of six UK-headquartered fashion companies to explore how and why they engage in areas of coopetition interaction and their management of inherent tensions in these relations. Capacity sharing, communication and information sharing, and building relationships/partnerships emerged as motives. The companies exhibited a processual approach to coopetition against a challenging landscape of institutional tensions, which included retailer pressure and organisational structures. Despite risks of opportunism, coopetition was found to be a useful strategy and highly influential for competitive advantage and sustainability in this volatile and dynamic industry sector. ; Peer reviewed |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://hdl.handle.net/10227/511075; 85087374873 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/10227/511075 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.A5BEAD6F |
| Database: |
BASE |