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Purpose: The purpose of the study is to find out the needs of co-opetition network members in the building material market, under the conditions of the TUNA organisational environment. Design/methodology/approach: In order to test the research hypotheses, an empirical research method was applied, involving a standardised interview questionnaire carried out using the CAPI technique among the companies associated in the “Stropy.pl” co-opetition network. The survey involved 53 respondents. Findings: Under the conditions of the TUNA organisational environment, there occurred differences in assessments of the economic situation in the building material market by the members of the coopetition network. Differences in assessments of the economic situation in the building material market have a moderate to large positive impact on the differentiation of needs of the members of the co-opetition network. Improving the quality of panel floors was more important for those who expected a moderate or high economic situation compared to those who were very or little optimistic. On the other hand, those who were very or little optimistic paid more attention to the clarity of communication, more frequent contact with the head office and new materials regarding the cooperation with “Stropy.pl”. In contrast, those who expected moderate or high economic situation were more appreciative of the improved sales availability of panel floors and the personalisation of fittings. Research limitations/implications: In order to obtain a more complete picture of the needs of the building material market in Poland, in the context of the TUNA organisational environment, it is recommended to conduct further research with the participation of endusers of these materials. Practical implications: The applicability of the study relates to the possibilities for company managers to use knowledge about the needs of members of a co-opetition network in the building material market, in the context of the TUNA organisational environment. Originality/value: The conclusions of the study made it possible to identify the correlation between the TUNA organisational environment, causing discrepancies in assessments of the economic situation in the building material market, and the needs of members of a co-opetition network. Conducting considerations in relation to the building material industry market further enhances the originality of the study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This paper concerns the phenomenon of two-way causality effect between market structures and coopetition occurrence. It is assumed that certain characteristics of an existing market structure implicate the decision to deploy the strategy of coopetition by companies. Moreover, the opposite effect might be expected, that is coopetition between market rivals changes the market structure on which it was implemented in the first place. In the paper various aspects and approaches of the abovementioned phenomena have been considered. Design/methodology/approach: The author investigates the events, motives and values that lead companies to deploy the coopetition strategy. Furthermore, the theoretical and conceptual bases for the effect of the coopetition impacting the change of market structures have been provided. A wide analysis of managers’ decision resulting from the occurrence of certain strategic events has been conducted with the use of comparison matrixes. Finally, in the last part of the study the author’s empirical research on two passenger transport relevant markets has been presented. Findings: Certain market strategies characteristics affected companies to deploy the coopetition strategy and the other way round, the strategy changed the market structure in the result of competitors’ decision. Taking into consideration all of the theoretical, conceptual and empirical aspects raised throughout the course of the research, both hypotheses have been confirmed. Research limitations/implications: The author has used mostly qualitative methods such as observation, conceptualization or cause and effect analysis in which the natural existence of errors might occur. To test the hypotheses the researcher had to create assumptions and models that represent what should happen if every aspects successfully appear. It might be expected that some other variables affected the market structures during the research that the author was not aware of. Thus, one should interpret the results with the inclusion of the ceteris paribus. Practical implications: Instead of applying the high cost strategies such as price wars or demand seeking, one might use the coopetition to create added values with little or even zero cost. What is more, this strategy may result in higher pricing power, higher market size or better level of innovation. Originality/value: The publication discusses the coopetition phenomenon from the innovative perspective of two-way causality (influence) between market structures and coopetition itself while most of the studies concern only one-way cause and effect between those variables. Conclusions drawn from this paper can be useful for entrepreneurs and their decision making process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The primary purpose of the paper is to identify the main tendencies in forming relations between local government units within metropolitan areas of Poland. The authors focused on the study of the dominant logic of the procedure of researched units – competition or cooperation (coopetition as a simultaneous occurrence of these two). For the purpose of the study, a qualitative method was used, i.e. a questionnaire that was addressed to representatives of local government units from metropolitan areas of Poland. The authors developed a typology of forms of relations within metropolitan areas based on the conducted studies as well as identified the main features of these relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Companies in Poland can realize their goals by assuring the necessary organizational conditions and by partially restricting opportunistic behavior within the limits sufficient to take stable coopetitive actions. In the face of the present financial crisis, innovativeness is one of the basic parameters in evaluation of the SME sector in Poland. The goal of the present article is to show that enhanced coopetition of the researched entities with huge holdings or concerns from Poland and with economic entities from the remaining countries of the European Union is a sine qua non of improving the level of innovativeness in the SME sector. The coopetition is defined as a phenomenon of simultaneous cooperation and competition of at least two entities, the aim of which is to better realize their goals or to work towards the common end. If levels of competition and cooperation are low, companies assume the strategies of the owners of micro-, small- or medium-sized enterprises. Being a condition necessary to improve the level of innovativeness in the Polish SME sector, coopetition is characteristic of the companies whose activities are narrowly specialized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Coopetition builds on the idea that firms - competitors cooperate to create values and to appropriate value. Despite extant research on this topic, our understanding about how firms are engaged in cooperative relationships with their rivals is still in its early stages. This paper explores the higher education sector in Poland from the perspective of cooperative and competitive relationships, and analyses its performance on three different levels, i.e. macro, meso, and micro using case-based insights to answer the question(s). We propose that cooperative relationships amongst a variety of different universities increase their competitiveness and enhance the diffusion of knowledge. In the long run this translates into benefits for all parties and into a rise in the efficiency of the entire education sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The decentralization of the large-scale energy sector, its replacement with pro-ecological, dispersed production sources and building a citizen dimension of the energy sector are the directional objectives of the energy transformation in the European Union. Building energy self-sufficiency at a local level is possible, based on the so-called Energy Communities, which include energy clusters and energy cooperatives. Several dozen pilot projects for energy clusters have been implemented in Poland, while energy cooperatives, despite being legally sanctioned and potentially a simpler formula of operation, have not functioned in practice. This article presents the coopetitive nature of Energy Communities. The authors analysed the principles and benefits of creating Energy Communities from a regulatory and practical side. An important element of the analysis is to indicate the managerial, coopetitive nature of the strategies implemented within the Energy Communities. Their members, while operating in a competitive environment, simultaneously cooperate to achieve common benefits. On the basis of the actual data of recipients and producers, the results of simulations of benefits in the economic dimension will be presented, proving the thesis of the legitimacy of creating coopetitive structures of Energy Communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]