Douglas Wegner- PhD in Business Administration
- Professor at Fundação Dom Cabral
Douglas Wegner
- PhD in Business Administration
- Professor at Fundação Dom Cabral
Professor at FDC | Fundação Dom Cabral
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Introduction
Douglas Wegner currently works at FDC | Fundação Dom Cabral (Brazil). Douglas does research in the field of business cooperation, interorganizational relations, collaborative governance and collaborative digital platforms.
Current institution
Additional affiliations
March 2024 - August 2024
College for Social Sciences and Humanities - UA Ruhr
Position
- Fellow Researcher
July 2014 - December 2021
Unisinos University
Position
- Professor
July 2019 - January 2020
Education
March 2009 - December 2009
March 2007 - January 2011
March 2003 - February 2005
Publications
Publications (170)
This study aims to examine which configurations of governance and management dimensions facilitate the growth of Strategic Networks (SNs) composed of small firms. We interviewed 77 managers and members from 20 SNs to determine their governance and management structures. The data were classified according to six governance dimensions and four manage...
The paper examines two important elements in the development and effectiveness of horizontal businessnetworks: governance and management. Case studies were conducted in three horizontal retailer networks inGermany with the aim of understanding how these networks are structured and which internal governancemechanisms support their development. Throu...
Cooperative digital platforms are considered an alternative to corporate-controlled platforms because their governance structure allows multiple stakeholders to voice their opinions and participate in organizational decision-making processes. These platforms a priori, have more beneficial socioeconomic impacts because they can engage members via mo...
Collaborative networks composed of public and private organizations have been used to promote entrepreneurial ecosystems. However, the effectiveness of collaborative networks depends on how network leaders perform micro-governance to promote an internal environment that fosters collaboration among the participants. This study analyzes the combinati...
This article aims to identify the configurations of micro-governance functions (aligning, mobilizing, integrating, organizing, arbitrating, monitoring) that foster an internal collaborative environment in collaborative networks. We collected data from 36 networks for water protection in Brazil and performed a qualitative comparative analysis (QCA)....
This study aims to analyze the influence of inter-organizational collaboration on the digital maturity of small businesses, moderated by the level of environmental technological turbulence. More specifically, the study identifies how the four sources of relational rents - relation-specific assets, complementary resources, knowledge-sharing routines...
O cooperativismo de plataforma tem sido considerado uma alternativa a economia de plataforma controladas por big techs. Estas plataformas têm, a priori, impactos socioeconômicos mais benéficos e solidários pois envolvem modelos de gestão mais democráticos, equânimes e participativos. Contudo, a literatura existente avalia estas plataformas como ins...
In this research one exams the capabilities built by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in a consortium and the performance implications of such capability-building on international business growth. We followed a research avenue with a sparse scholarly track, as one delved into a subset of network-types - collaborate research networks (CRNs) on a cer...
Collaboration in interorganizational networks requires specific governance choices to align participants with collective goals. However, these choices often fail to mitigate conflicts and may catalyze tensions that lead to disaffiliation. This study investigates four critical tensions identified in existing literature: (1) efficiency versus inclusi...
The orchestrator plays a vital role during the design, mapping, and analysis of the ecosystems’ pre-initiation stages, which will be important in shaping the ecosystem guidelines later. However, there is a lack of knowledge on how these firms plan entry strategies before innovation ecosystem (IE) building. So, this study aims to investigate which o...
Resumo A chamada “estratégia aberta” preconiza a inclusão de colaboradores de diferentes níveis, bem como de agentes externos e parceiros, no processo de construção da estratégia. Esse movimento de abertura e inclusão também tem avançado no setor público por meio da governança colaborativa, como consequência das mudanças do entendimento do papel do...
Objective: this study aims to review the literature on DAOs in business administration and propose a framework for DAOs compared to the key features of market, hierarchy, and network governance forms and avenues for future research.
Methods: we performed a systematic literature review in Scopus and Web of Science databases and identified 69 artic...
The open strategy approach advocates the inclusion of external agents, partners, and employees working at different levels in the strategy construction process. This movement toward openness and inclusion has also advanced in the public sector through collaborative governance. This development is due to changes in understanding the state's role as...
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly transformed the world's population by accelerating social, economic, market, and technological changes. In this context, the sharing economy has promoted alternative business models that transcend traditional capitalism in a digital movement disseminated by individuals, communities, and platforms that bring o...
Strategic Networks (SNs) have emerged as a prevalent organizational form that offers synergistic benefits to participating firms. Despite their potential, SNs often experience member firms’ departure, raising concerns about their long-term viability. This study explores the factors that influence firms’ decisions to exit SNs by examining the interp...
Abstract:
In this research, we examine the capabilities built by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in a consortium and the performance implications of such capability-building on international business growth. We followed a research avenue with a sparse scholarly track, as one delved into a subset of network-types (CRNs) on a certain organisational...
Purpose – This article aims to map how the literature treats the procedures adopted in transport logistics for live animals. Design/methodology/approach – To reach our goal, we performed a Systematic Literature Review on live cargo transportation logistics, considering studies published between 2011 and 2021. Findings – The review indicates that th...
Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar como a Dimensão Geográfica e o Modo de Produção de um destino turístico contribuem para seu desenvolvimento. Realizou-se a análise por meio do modelo teórico proposto por Pearce (2014), que é composto por três dimensões: a Dimensão Geográfica, o Modo de Produção e a Dimensão Dinâmica. O estudo de caso realizad...
A governança é uma característica essencial das plataformas colaborativas, pois se refere às regras adotadas para estimular os usuários a adotarem comportamentos cooperativos. No entanto, pouco se sabe sobre a governança em plataformas não monetárias, nas quais o compartilhamento é gratuito. Com base na teoria dos dilemas sociais, analisamos os efe...
Governance is an essential feature of collaborative platforms, as it refers to the rules adopted to stimulate users towards cooperative behaviors. However, little is known about governance on non-monetary platforms, in which sharing is free. Based on the theory of social dilemmas, we analyze the effects of sanctions and communication mechanisms on...
Purpose Few studies have analyzed how to actively manage strategic networks (SNs) to achieve individual and collective goals and create value. This paper aims to examine the influence of network management on the value created by SNs and the mediation role of resources and relationship quality. Design/methodology/approach The authors distributed a...
This article reviews the emerging literature on collaborative digital platforms, a stream of research focused on platforms that spur the collaboration of participants of various kinds and aim at some benefits beyond financial gains. Based on a systematic literature review, we organize and synthesize the literature on the topic in three sub-streams...
Cooperative digital platforms have been considered an alternative to corporate-controlled digital platforms because their governance structures allow multiple 2 stakeholders to voice their opinions and take part in organizational decision-making processes. These platforms have, a priori, more beneficial socioeconomic impacts because they can engage...
Collaborative networks for social innovation have been widely studied and reported in literature due to their role in solving social problems. There are still gaps, however, with regard to how such networks are orchestrated, and the roles network leaders must perform to achieve effective outcomes. This paper analyzes how collaborative networks desi...
Purpose
This paper aims to analyze the influence of governance mechanisms in the generation of relational rents for supplier in short food supply chains (SFSCs).
Design/methodology/approach
This study used data from a survey of 181 organic producers in SFSCs, using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with the aid of the Sm...
Strategic Networks (SNs) consist of dozens to hundreds of organizations that work together to achieve common goals but remain legally independent. Because most SNs are managed by hired professionals rather than member companies, more structured governance models are recommended as the number of members grows. In addition, removing the network membe...
O estudo teve como objetivo analisar os fatores preditores na intenção de redes empresariais em adotar uma estratégia de crescimento através da intercooperação. A pesquisa adotou a abordagem quantitativa, por meio de uma survey com 156 associados de redes empresariais e analisou os dados por meio de regressão linear múltipla. A estratégia de interc...
This study analyzes all the bilingual scientific articles published by four important Brazilian business management journals to check if the English version gets more citations than the Portuguese version. The Mann-Whitney test showed that the Portuguese version received more citations than the English version. We propose three possible answers to...
Purpose
Few studies have analysed how to actively manage strategic networks (SNs) to achieve individual and collective goals and create value. This paper aims to examine the influence of network management on the value created by SNs and the mediation role of resources and relationship quality.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors distributed a...
This article proposes a theoretical–conceptual model that describes how the governance of collaborative interorganizational projects (IOPs) develops over time. The model is based on empirical insights from a process-based study, which reveals that IOP governance relies on key partners as holders of a project’s capacity for specialization, centraliz...
Objective: This research aims to develop an artifact that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can use to assess their network of relationships and identify partners for open innovation projects.Methodology/approach: The Design Science Research (DSR) method was used to create the artifact, which is based on a theoretical model that incorporate...
A cooperação é muito explorada pelos estudos organizacionais. Por outro lado, as relações de poder inerentes às ações coletivas são pouco estudadas. A partir desta constatação o estudo é desenvolvido buscando identificar e analisar as relações de poder se manifestam nos relacionamentos interorganizacionais cooperativos em rede a partir de cinco dim...
Purpose
This study aims to perform a meta-analysis about network capabilities (NCs) and how they influence firm performance. Previous studies present distinct results regarding this relationship due to samples, cultural and contextual differences.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors conducted a meta-analysis of 33 papers published between 2008...
Purpose
Although a body of studies investigates how networking capabilities (NCs) form and maintain interorganizational relationships that affect firm performance, little is known about this relationship in crisis contexts. This article explores managers' perceptions of environmental uncertainties and how this perception influences NC development a...
A economia do compartilhamento, em especial as plataformas digitais, tem ganhado relevância no debate acadêmico de marketing e consumo dado o seu impacto na transformação dos arranjos de mercado. Contudo, na esteira desse processo, observa-se consequências negativas derivadas dos desequilíbrios provocados pela concentração de poder nos proprietário...
This paper examines the literature on paradoxes and tensions in interorganizational relationships (IORs) and identifies how such tensions are managed in interorganizational settings. In a systematic literature review, we analyzed 95 papers published between 1997 and 2021 on the subject of paradoxes in IORs. The sample showed a variety of paradoxes...
Objetivo: O presente estudo tem por objetivo analisar os elementos capacitadores utilizados em hackathons de desenvolvimento de software e como eles contribuíram para o sucesso dos eventos.Método: Mediante abordagem qualitativa e exploratória, o método empregado foi o estudo de casos múltiplos, tendo como unidades de análise dois eventos no formato...
This paper aims to analyze how governance and management of strategic networks (SNs) composed of small firms differ according to network size and length of existence. We analyzed 20 Brazilian SNs, comparing oldest to youngest and largest to smallest. The results show that large SNs have a more robust management structure, automated process control...
Introduction:
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world's population to undergo a significant transformation, accelerating social, economic, market, and technological changes. In this context, sharing economy has promoted alternative business models, which transcend
traditional capitalism in a digital movement disseminated by individuals, communit...
Cooperative digital platforms have been considered an alternative to corporate-controlled digital platforms. These platforms have a positive social impact because they can engage members via more democratic and participatory models. However, the existing literature evaluates these platforms as instances of a homogeneous phenomenon. This article pro...
A governança colaborativa se consubstancia em respostas a uma série de desafios vividos pelas organizações. Embora trate-se de uma estratégia promissora, ela precisa de melhores contornos conceituais para facilitar estudos empíricos e aprofundamentos teóricos. O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar uma revisão bibliométrica sobre o campo de estudos d...
Las conexiones entre empresas denominadas board interlock permiten obte-ner recursos y crear relaciones. Esta práctica, sea intencionada o no, genera conexiones que involucran el núcleo estratégico de la empresa. Así, existe un canal para el flujo de información estratégica, incluso entre competidores. Es-tudios previos han identificado la creación...
Purpose
Although the governance and management of networks are deeply intertwined, there is a lack of empirical studies on how strategic networks (SNs) configure both realities for higher performance. This paper aims to analyze the array of governance and management sets adopted by high-performing SNs.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors bridge...
This paper aims to analyze how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) used their networking capabilities (NC) to initiate, develop, and terminate business relationships to reduce the negative impacts of the Covid-19 crisis. This study followed a qualitative approach and investigated six SMEs purposely selected based on the study's requirement. Data we...
Purpose
This study aims to analyze the dynamics of the institutional change and institutional stability undergone by strategic networks (SNs) in the pharmaceutical industry.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors performed a case study with four Brazilian SNs which followed different patterns of institutional change and institutional stability. T...
A literatura apresenta os elementos que compõem a Capacidade de Gerenciamento de Alianças (CGA). No entanto, o entendimento sobre como as empresas desenvolvem essa capacidade ainda é uma lacuna de pesquisa. O objetivo deste artigo é investigar como as empresas desenvolvem em seu escopo interno a capacidade de gerenciamento de alianças e as estrutur...
El libro está organizado en cuatro partes: la primera presenta una descripción general de la cooperación en redes empresariales, alianzas y asociaciones, describiendo los principales modelos de cooperación utilizados por las organizaciones (Parte 1). El énfasis sobre las características de las redes comerciales ayuda al lector a comprender la secue...
As plataformas digitais, muitas vezes rotuladas como parte da ''economia compartilhada'', estão se tornando cada vez mais relevantes para a vida diária de consumidores, fornecedores, empresários, apoiadores técnicos, governos e pesquisadores. Neste sentido, essas soluções estão transformando as nossas formas de se conectar, interagir e relacionar e...
This study aims to perform a meta-analytical study about Network Capabilities (NCs) and how they influence firm performance. Previous studies present conflicting results regarding this relationship due to samples, cultural and contextual differences. We conducted a meta-analysis of 33 papers published between 2008 and 2019. The results contribute t...
A governança de redes colaborativas corresponde à estrutura e aos processos utilizados para a organização dos recursos e dos esforços dos atores participantes de uma rede, tendo como intuito o atingimento de um objetivo comum. Apesar dos avanços sobre o tema, ainda há lacunas no que se refere à governança de redes colaborativas, especialmente o que...
Collaborative networks attract the attention of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers as an alternative to solve complex problems. However, there are gaps regarding the day-to-day activities network leaders perform to foster collaborative environments. We propose a research framework for the micro-governance of collaborative networks by anal...
Purpose
This study aims to present a theoretical analysis on the capabilities (at the organizational) and skills (at the individual level) of the hub organization (orchestrator) in an innovation network.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors conducted literature reviews on the orchestration of innovation networks; and networking capabilities.
F...
This paper aims to analyze what governance and management configurations offer support to the growth of strategic networks composed of small firms. We interviewed 77 members, managers, and representatives of 20 Brazilian Strategic Networks (SNs) to identify how they are governed and managed. Data were codified according to six dimensions of governa...
This paper aims to analyze how governance and management of Strategic Networks (SNs) composed of small firms differ according to network size and time of existence. We analyzed 20 Brazilian SNs with different sizes and years of existence. The oldest SNs were compared to the youngest ones and the largest to the smallest ones to identify differences...
The aim of this paper is to analyse how the use of governance mechanisms in buyer-supplier relationships in the supply chain are related to the maturity of relationships and the generation of relational rents.
Several studies have analysed interorganisational governance in supply chains. However, to the best of our knowledge, no study has focused o...
The purpose of this article is to identify the most effective governance configurations, including gender composition , for the creation and amplification of solidarity economy cooperative (SEC) members' income. It is known that the governance of these organizations affects their ability to provide work and income to millions of disfranchised peopl...
Objetivo do estudo: Analisar como se constituem as bases, os processos, os outcomes e os contextos da aprendizagem interorganizacional em redes de cooperação. Metodologia/abordagem: Estudo de casos múltiplos, por meio de entrevistas e de análise documental, em três redes de cooperação, com predomínio de micro e pequenas empresas dos segmentos da in...
The purpose of this paper is to analyze how different configurations of network governance influence the performance of member firms. To achieve this objective, we surveyed 338 Brazilian firms participating in strategic networks (SNs). We addressed our research question by employing cluster analysis and the Kruskal–Wallis test. We focus the literat...
The Covid-19 pandemic has imposed several difficulties for business. Small firms have been affected dramatically by reduced revenue and/or closing of activities. In this sense, the literature affirms that network capabilities can be an opportunity to develop collaborations and to access new resources, an important strategy to those firms in a crisi...
The paper purpose is to analyse the antecedents to the generation and dissemination of interorganisational knowledge through the analysis of firms’ relational competence (NetComp), including a moderation test for market environment. The empirical research consisted of a survey with 198 US firms and data were statistically tested using SEM. The resu...
Purpose
Based on the growing interest devoted to knowledge management (KM) in inter-organizational contexts, the purpose of this paper is to systematize existing literature and understand how it developed over time, thus tracing its roots and evolution to unveil gaps and suggest new promising areas for future research.
Design/methodology/approach...
O objetivo desta pesquisa consiste em analisar como três condições de troca – oportunismo, poder e risco - explicam a utilização de elementos de governança em cadeias de suprimento. Como bases teóricas, foram utilizadas a teoria da agência e a stewardship theory, que apresentam elementos de governança utilizados em cadeia de suprimentos. Para atend...
Although R&D networks have been increasingly used by companies to foster innovation through collaboration, there are still challenges regarding how to successfully orchestrate such projects. The goal of this study is to analyse how a hub firm orchestrates an R&D network through collaborative practices. We based our study on the three orchestration...
Currently there is little empirical evidence on the impact of Solidarity Economy Organizations (SEOs) in their local communities. Using qualitative comparative analysis on more than 6,000 Brazilian SEOs, we analyzed how key rules of governance in combination with the predominant gender of members influences SEO effectiveness for community impact. R...
Companies operating in dynamic and rapidly changing markets need
to design an organisational structure that fosters innovation. However, there are still remaining gaps in literature regarding the impact of organisational structure on the development of an environment that stimulates creativity and innovation. This paper analyses the influence of di...
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to question whether the university entrepreneurial push strategy influences the entrepreneurial intention (EI) of its students. Previous research followed multilevel approaches that jointly addressed the impact of individual characteristics, institutional environment, and educational support on EI. Despite these...
Inter‐firm cooperation has been considered an important strategy for SMEs to overcome competitive difficulties. Despite the relevance of this strategy there are no studies that jointly consider how entrepreneurs' characteristics, organizational factors, and institutional features influence SMEs to establish cooperative agreements. In order to bridg...
Resumo Sistemas de incentivos têm como objetivo motivar e direcionar o comportamento dos participantes de relacionamentos interorganizacionais. Incentivos cooperativos baseiam-se no compartilhamento de benefícios e ganhos gerados na relação, enquanto os competitivos referem-se a recompensar os fornecedores com base em seu desempenho em relação a ou...
This study analyses how coopetitive relationships lead to the sharing of resources and knowledge impacting on the competitive advantage of SMEs. A case study was carried out with craft microbreweries operating in a regional cluster in Southern Brazil. The results showed that the brewing cluster is successful in the local scenario, since it followed...
Nas últimas duas décadas foram formadas centenas de redes de empresas, alianças e parcerias no Brasil. Especialmente pequenas e médias empresas adotaram estratégias de cooperação para se tornarem mais competitivas em mercados ocupados por empresas de grande porte e corporações multinacionais. No entanto, gerenciar a cooperação de maneira profission...
Objetivo: Analisar como os fatores contingenciais críticos da governança de redes interorganizacionais – confiança, número de integrantes, consenso de objetivos e necessidade de competências em nível de rede – descritos por Provan e Kenis (2008), influenciam a tensão entre eficiência do processo decisório e inclusão dos participantes nas decisões....
Solidarity economy organizations (SEOs), community-based firms that usually operate in the third sector (nonprofit ventures) and are created by the members of the communities they serve, are believed to have the potential to contribute to a more sustainable world. However, little evidence has been produced so far about the factors that make these o...
influences decisions about cooperative or competitive strategies between strategic networks composed of small firms. This study responds to calls for research on network learning and focuses on developing an understanding of how network learning episodes shape the decisions of managers in strategic networks. We achieve this by analysing four Brazil...
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine how network learning
influences decisions about cooperative or competitive strategies between
strategic networks composed of small firms. This study responds to calls for
research on network learning and focuses on developing an understanding of
how network learning episodes shape the decisions of m...
Este ensaio aborda a estratégia de intercooperação e fusão de redes empresariais sob a perspectiva sociológica da aprendizagem da rede. A cooperação entre redes consiste em uma estratégia para acelerar o crescimento e buscar a consolidação. No entanto, sua execução depende de um processo de aprendizagem da rede, em que as empresas participantes apr...
The literature on business cooperation and small-firm networks (SFNs) is silent regarding the effects of governance on relational variables such as entrepreneurs' social capital. Based on this assumption, we analysed how the governance mechanisms of SFNs influence the social capital of participant entrepreneurs. The research was based on a survey i...
Purpose
Requalification of neglected areas in urban contexts is considered as one of the main challenges for smart cities. Business clusters stand out as mechanisms of innovation for not only the clustered firms but also the territory in which they are located. However, the cluster emergence process is complex and still unknown. The purpose of this...
Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar se as práticas de governança implantadas pelas cooperativas de crédito segundo as diretrizes do Banco Central do Brasil contribuem para o aumento da participação dos cooperados e para a ampliação da legitimidade das decisões.
Método: Nesta pesquisa foi desenvolvido um estudo de caso com a coleta de d...
À luz da visão relacional, esse artigo objetiva analisar como o guanxi influencia o desenvolvimento da confiança em um projeto colaborativo diádico. A unidade de análise compreende a relação entre uma empresa brasileira e outra chinesa para a atuação no mercado de cabos sintéticos de ancoragem offshore para a indústria do petróleo. A pesquisa quali...
Purpose
The importance of government policies in the formation and development of strategic networks has been widely recognized. Many countries have designed specific government policies with the aim to support network creation. However, the influence of these different government policies on the development process of strategic networks has never...
Purpose:
To analyze how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) coordinate collaborative research and development (R&D) projects through an open innovation strategy.
Originality/value:
This research was motivated by a theoretical gap in the management of collaborative R&D projects in open innovation strategies. The originality of the paper is to advan...
Os problemas ambientais e de saúde, causados pelo uso indevido dos agrotóxicos na agricultura familiar, vêm sendo discutidos em âmbito nacional e internacional. Nesse sentido, a pesquisa teve como objetivo propor uma rede multi-stakeholder que possa minimizar esse problema complexo que afeta a sociedade. A pesquisa empírica foi realizada em duas et...
Os problemas ambientais e de saúde causados pelo uso indevido dos agrotóxicos na agricultura familiar vem sendo discutidos em âmbito nacional e mundial. Nesse sentido, a pesquisa teve como objetivo propor uma rede multistakeholder que possa minimizar esse problema complexo que afeta a sociedade. A pesquisa empírica foi realizada em duas etapas: a p...
Questions
Questions (2)
Dear colleagues,
I'm looking for journals that publish teaching cases in the field of Public Management and, more specifically, Collaborative Governance. Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you all!
Douglas
The technologies at the core of Industry 4.0 (additive manufacturing, robotics, internet of things, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, etc) promise disruptive changes in all industries and business sectors. These technologies may also influence the collaboration among organizations. For instance, they may facilitate knowledge sharing, resource complementarities, and activity traceability.
However, only a small number of studies analyze how technologies may foster inter-organizational collaboration. Therefore, I ask the RG community to help me with two questions:
1) Do you know empirical studies or research projects focusing on these topics?
2) Do you know empirical cases of collaboration between companies that have arisen due to the application of Industry 4.0 technologies?
