Redes de empresas: proposta de uma tipologia para classificação aplicada na indústria de cerâmica de revestimento



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Valmir Emil Hoffmann
F. Xavier Molina-Morales
M. Teresa Martínez-Fernández

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This article searches a contribution to actualize on firms networking theme existing on Academy nowadays. Its objective is to propose a classification typology to firm network. This typology comes from bibliographical research and from three clusters studied of ceramic tile industry, two on Brazil and one in Spain. The proposition links the clusters to four indicators: directionality; localization; formalization and power. Methodological proceedings were survey to CEOs; and supporting institutions; and bibliographical research. Results have shown each network specificity and its distance to more appropriate cluster according to typology. This work showed differences among networks such, in the same industry and country, two networks can be similar and singular at the same time. Also, using a network as reference, it was possible analyzing other networks to this one according to its characteristics. This proposition makes a contribution to network classification beyond directionality and formalization axis.

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Hoffmann, V. E., Molina-Morales, F. X., & Martínez-Fernández, M. T. (1). Redes de empresas: proposta de uma tipologia para classificação aplicada na indústria de cerâmica de revestimento. Journal of Contemporary Administration, 11(spe1), 103-127. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1415-65552007000500006
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F. Xavier Molina-Morales, Universitat Jaume I de Castelló Facultat de Ciencias Jurídicas y Económicas

Doutor em Administração pela Facultat de Ciencias Jurídicas y Económicas da Universitat Jaume I de Castelló. Professor Titular da Universitat Jaume I. Suas áreas de interesse em pesquisa são distritos industriais, inovação, capital social

M. Teresa Martínez-Fernández, Universitat Jaume I de Castelló Facultat de Ciencias Jurídicas y Económicas

Doutora em Administração pela Facultat de Ciencias Jurídicas y Económicas da Universitat Jaume I de Castelló. Professora Assistente da Universitat Jaume I. Suas áreas de interesse em pesquisa são relações inter-organizacionais e configurações organizacionais na indústria cerâmica e no turismo