The Effect of Intra-Firm Coopetition on Organizational Performance; the Case of Selected Private Commercial Bank Branches in Ethiopia
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2022-06-02
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The objectives of this study were to attest the effect Intra-firm Coopetition on Organizational performance; in the case selected private commercial banks in Ethiopia. In addition, the study intended to determine whether a relationship exist among the variables such as Cooperative Ability, Cooperative Intensity and Intra-firm Competition with that of Financial, Customer, Internal process and innovation and learning performance perspectives in order to capture the logical structure of the study, the researcher used both descriptive and explanatory research designs. A questionnaire was administered to 216 branch managers found and working in Addis Ababa. The respondents were selected using a stratified and convenience sampling methods, considering the required proportionality and convenience. The questionnaire was tested for its reliability and found to be reliable enough to study the research questions. The data collected from the survey was analyzed using SPSS software version 20.0 and presented in the form of descriptive statistics, Pearson Product Moment Correlations and Linear Regression Analysis. The linear regression Analysis conducted for the research shows that, the aggregate intra-firm coopetition, which is the construct of cooperative ability, cooperative intensity and intra-firm competition, has strong and positive correlation with that of aggregate organizational performance assessed by financial, customer, internal process as well as innovation and learning performance measures, with r=.697. With regard to the individual constructs of intra-firm coopetition the study has shown that there was a relatively higher correlation to financial and Customer performance perspectives than that of internal and innovation and learning. Recommendations are also made based on the overall findings for possible action and future studies.