Interorganizational Linkages Among Similar Organizations in Turkey

Abstract

This article reports an exploratory study of interorganizational cooperation among business organizations operating in an industry with a relatively large number of firms and a low level of concentration. Distinction is made between perceived need for and the emergence of cooperative relations. Four types of cooperative linkages are defined and, the extent of their existence is examined. Relationships between these and perceived task environmental attributes and organizational properties are reported. Possible motives for establishing cooperative links and organizational and industrywide barriers to cooperation are discussed.