TITLE:
Effects of Coopetition on Firm Performance and Implications for Economic Growth for SADC Countries
AUTHORS:
Tshepo Feela
KEYWORDS:
Coopetition, SADC, Firm Performance, Economic Growth
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.8 No.4,
June
19,
2020
ABSTRACT: Competing and collaborating with competitors at the same time (coopetition)
has proved to be an effective strategy for SMEs in developing countries. The
strategy aids in the survival of small business through resource sharing,
knowledge transfer and innovation performance. This article aims to highlight
the importance of coopetition through theoretical and empirical evidence by
studying 355 companies in SADC countries to examine the effect of collaboration
on firm performance and to further infer coopetition as a driver for economic
growth through firm performance in SADC countries.