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What is the author’s motivation to develop a theory of “inter-organizational”
learning?  Dyer & Nobeoka (2000)

ALSO:  Although the focus of the organizational learn ing literature is on the individual firm, there is increasing evidence which suggests that a 'network' of firms may be a critical, but less under stood, unit of analysis for understanding firm level learning Various scholars have recognized that inter-organizational learning is critical to competitive success, noting that organizations learn by collaborating with other firms as well as by observing and importing their practices.

Why is the automotive industry, in general, and Toyota, in particular, a good
context to study inter-organizational learning?  Dyer & Nobeoka (2000)

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What is the difference between explicit and tacit knowledge? What kind of
knowledge is shared in the Toyota network?  Dyer & Nobeoka (2000)

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How did Toyota solve the three knowledge-sharing dilemmas?  Dyer & Nobeoka (2000)

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What are the four “knowledge-sharing routines” described in Dyer & Nobeoka’s
article that helped creating a strong network identity?  Dyer & Nobeoka (2000)

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What could be the risk of Toyota’s highly-interconnected, strong-tie network?  Dyer & Nobeoka (2000)

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Why are horizontal supplier-supplier relations more difficult to manage?   Wilhelm (2011)

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Please explain the tension between cooperation and competition that typically
arises in supplier networks.   Wilhelm (2011)

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What is ‘social embeddedness’?  Wilhelm (2011)

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What defines a ‘strategic network’?  Wilhelm (2011)

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How is ‘competition’ defined in this article and how does this differ from other
definitions of competition you know?  Wilhelm (2011)

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How does Wilhelm’s article both build on and extent the article of Dyer & Nobeoka (2000)?  Wilhelm (2011)

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What is the sampling strategy of the underlying case study?  Wilhelm (2011)

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Please explain the statement that competition at Toyota “does not take place on
markets, but is network internal” (p. 7).

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The Toyota network is characterized by strong personal and, particularly,
financial ties between carmaker and supplier in Japan. To what extent can the
Toyota network be seen as an inter-organizational network as opposed to a
vertically integrated firm?

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What are the specifics of the Toyota supplier network structure? What could be
the risks of Toyota’s highly-interconnected, strong-tie network?

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Would you advice AutoTech to build up business with Toyota? What are the pros
and cons of working together with Toyota?

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Which elements of Toyota’s supplier management do you think are more based on the Japanese culture, and which elements are cross-culturally transferable?

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Discuss which roles horizontal ties between suppliers in the Toyota network have
to a) foster collaboration and b) foster competition in the network.

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