@article{2011:leick:barriers_t,
title = {Barriers to co-operation and competitive advantage: cross- border business networks of Saxon and Northern Bohemian firms},
year = {2011},
note = {Small-scale business co-operation across borders is considered as
major driving force of economic integration between Western and
Central Eastern Europe. In this context, it is argued that business
co-operation and networks support the creation of competitive
advantage. This paper sheds new light on this issue by adding a case
study of firms in selected East German and Czech border regions. The
study focuses on two inter-related research questions: Can firms
create competitive advantage in small-scale business co-operation and
networks within border regions? And what role is there for the
barriers to co-operation that firms encounter? These questions are
investigated using a dataset of nearly 60 structured interviews with
firms from the cross-border regions.},
journal = {JEEMS Journal of East European Management Studies},
pages = {162--184},
author = {Leick, Birgit},
volume = {16},
number = {2}
}