Collaboration and technology linkages: A strategic supplier typology

This study uses frameworks from the strategic management and operations str ategy literatures to explore the relationships among collaboration, technol ogy, and innovation in small and medium-sized manufacturers. Statistical an alysis of the responses of 200 New Hampshire manufacturing companies in fou r SIC code industries (fabricated metals, industrial equipment, electrical and electronic equipment, and instruments) leads to the development of a st rategic supplier typology which is useful in explaining the differences in the composition and performance of various types of suppliers. Copyright (C ) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.