Journal of Strategic Management Studies

Journal of Strategic Management Studies

Presenting a process model for intra-cluster coopetition relationship management: a systematic literature review

Document Type : Research

Authors
Javad Mohammad Salehi 1
Behzad Mohammadian 2
Morteza Soltani 3
Ali Hamidizade 3
Mohammad Hosein Zarifian 2
1 PhD student, College of Farabi, Tehran University, Qom, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, College of Farabi, Tehran University, Qom, Iran
3 Associate Professor, College of Farabi, Tehran University, Qom, Iran
10.22034/smsj.2025.552535.2219
Abstract
Introduction:
In the complex and challenging landscape of the modern business world, economic actors are continually seeking novel strategies to overcome prevailing risks. One emerging approach is a shift in how firms interact with their competitors within an industry, moving towards increased collaboration and interaction, a paradigm known as "coopetition." Coopetition is defined as the interaction between organizations that complement each other through partnerships while simultaneously competing to achieve competitive advantage and market share. Rooted in theories such as Game Theory, the Resource-Based View, and Network Theory, coopetition offers numerous potential benefits, including access to scarce resources, stimulated innovation, cost reduction, and enhanced competitiveness. Michael Porter's cluster theory, which defines clusters as geographic concentrations of interconnected firms that both cooperate and compete, inherently embodies Coopetitive behavior. While coopetition is a natural, often emergent, behavior within clusters, without proper management, it can lead to a win-lose scenario or outright failure. Therefore, this study aims to systematically identify the dimensions and components of effectively managing intra-cluster coopetition relations.
Methodology:
This research is applied in purpose and qualitative-exploratory in nature. Adopting an interpretivist paradigm, the study employs a systematic literature review methodology, following the PRISMA approach, to extract concepts, categories, and patterns from existing data. The population consisted of scientific articles published between 1996 and 2024 on the topic of intra-cluster coopetition across various industries. Searches were conducted in September 2024 in the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases, focusing on high-impact journals (JCR/Scopus Q1). The initial search, based on specific keywords like "coopet* and cluster*", yielded 215 articles. After applying exclusion criteria (e.g., lack of full text, duplication, irrelevance to management/business, individual/firm-level analysis), 56 articles were selected for in-depth qualitative content analysis. Data extraction and analysis involved open coding to identify key factors and themes related to managing coopetition within clusters.
Results and Discussion:
The systematic analysis of the 56 selected articles led to the development of a four-stage process model for managing intra-cluster coopetition. This model distinguishes between the stages of Formation, Design, Implementation, and Evaluation. The influence of two key actors—business managers/owners and formal/informal mediators (e.g., government, universities, associations)—is considered across all stages.
1. Formation Stage: This stage addresses the decision-making process for adopting a coopetition strategy. It is characterized by three main components: Coopetitive Orientation: The intrinsic motivation or ability to collaborate with rivals, heavily influenced by managerial mindset and the perception of shared challenges within the cluster. Cost-Benefit Analysis (Perceived Benefits): Managers are driven by the expectation of gains, such as enhanced innovation, improved firm performance, access to resources, uncertainty reduction, and sustainable regional development. Prior Experience: Past positive or negative experiences with collaboration significantly shape managers' decisions, their ability to overcome the "competitor-as-enemy" mindset, and their expectations for new coopetitive relationships.
2. Design Stage: Following a positive decision, managers must design the relationship to mitigate risks. This stage involves four components: Formal Trust-Building: Establishing guidelines, contracts, formal structures (e.g., associations), and monitoring mechanisms to define responsibilities, protect intellectual property, and manage risks. Informal (Psychological) Trust-Building: Relying on psychological contracts, social capital, and personal relationships to reduce opportunistic behaviour and foster effective cooperation. Environmental Awareness: Understanding the cluster's cultural, social, economic, and structural context, including local norms and values, which facilitates coopetition and reduces distrust. Attention to the Dark Side of Coopetition: Proactively identifying and mitigating potential risks such as knowledge leakage, conflict, performance loss, and financial instability of partners.
3.Implementation Stage: This is where active management occurs. Five key components are crucial: Strategic Alignment and Mutual Benefit: Aligning goals and strategies between competitors, identifying common ground for collaboration, and ensuring mutual benefits to sustain the relationship. Knowledge Management: Balancing the sharing of knowledge and resources to foster innovation with the protection of core competitive advantages, often using mechanisms like Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs). Conflict Management: Actively managing the inherent tensions between cooperation and competition at various levels. This involves using compromise, indulgence, and neutral mediators to resolve conflicts constructively. Strategic Balance between Cooperation and Competition: Maintaining a dynamic equilibrium between collaborative and competitive activities. This balance is context-dependent and often varies across the value chain and the cluster's lifecycle. Networking: Leveraging both local and remote formal and informal networks to share knowledge, access resources, facilitate interactions, and prevent "local lock-in."
5. Evaluation Stage: Managers assess the outcomes of the coopetition strategy. This involves evaluating financial and non-financial impacts (e.g., profitability, brand reputation), the quality of relationships with competitors (e.g., trust, commitment, opportunism), and the cluster's flexibility and adaptability to environmental changes.
Conclusion:
This study provides a comprehensive, stage-based framework for understanding and managing the complex phenomenon of intra-cluster coopetition. By systematically reviewing empirical studies, it identifies and organizes the critical managerial dimensions into a coherent four-stage process model (Formation, Design, Implementation, Evaluation). Key contributions include the introduction of this staged framework itself, the novel emphasis on the Evaluation stage as a critical, standalone phase, and the explicit recognition of the pervasive influence of managers and institutional mediators throughout the entire process. The findings offer valuable guidance for managers in industrial clusters who wish to intelligently employ coopetition strategies. For future research, it is recommended to empirically test and refine this model through in-depth qualitative studies within various domestic industries and across different types of coopetitive relationships (horizontal and vertical).
Keywords
Coopetition
Competitive cooperation
Cooperative competition
Coopetition management
Intra-cluster
Systematic review
Subjects
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Volume 17, Issue 66
Summer 2026
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  • Receive Date 11 October 2025
  • Revise Date 29 November 2025
  • Accept Date 15 February 2026