Co-evolution of the strategic reorientation of port actors: insights from the Port of Rotterdam and the Port of Barcelona |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Erasmus University Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands;2. Port of Rotterdam Authority, Wilhelminakade 909, 3072 AP Rotterdam, The Netherlands;1. Transport Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK;2. School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;1. Maritime Institute, Department of Economics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA;2. Department of Information Technology, Decision Sciences, and Maritime and Supply Chain Management, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA;1. Habitat-Tourism-Territory Institute, Universidad de Málaga, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Edificio Ada Byron, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071, Málaga, Spain;2. Universidad de Málaga, Andalucia Tech, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071, Málaga, Spain;1. Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China;2. School of Automotive and Transportation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China;1. Department of Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584CB, Utrecht, the Netherlands;2. Utrecht University School of Economics, Kriekenpitplein 21-22, 3584 EC, Utrecht, the Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | This paper explores changes in the strategic orientation of port authorities and terminal operators towards the hinterland network in the Ports of Rotterdam and Barcelona. Port authorities and terminal operators are economically, institutionally and geographically related organizations. The argument here is that such organizations experience a mutually influential and interactive effect in their strategy over time. The research explores the evolution of the market, institutional and governance forces behind these organizations’ strategic orientation, while acknowledging their interdependence and interrelationship. To that end, it builds a conceptual framework analysing these organizations’ strategies in different points in time. It draws upon firms and port theories to design a co-evolutionary framework, which is later refined with insights gained from an empirical study of the port context. |
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| Keywords: | Co-evolution Institutions Strategy Interdependency Port authority Terminal operators |
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