The antecedents and consequences of local embeddedness: A framework based on the rice industry in Taiwan
Journal
Asian Business and Management
Journal Volume
14
Journal Issue
3
Pages
195-226
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Han, I.
Abstract
This article, based on ongoing fieldwork on collaborations between rice farmers and processors in Taiwan, develops the local-embeddedness framework. Contextually, antecedents of spatial localness and temporal cross-generational ties are important features, involving minor powerholders, word of mouth (face-to-face channels) and cooperative spirit. These features enhance local readiness for risk-sharing and long-term win-win value creation, while diminishing bargaining and adaptation costs, as well as goal incongruence and conflict at the dyad level; collectively, they benefit local performance at the network level. Our framework posits common Asian collaborative contexts differently from previous studies from a western perspective.
Type
journal article