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The scarcity of studies conducted in this field to date provides limited contribution for the understanding of the partner selection process in this, particularly, paradoxical concept.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>\u2013 This study follows a methodology based on systematic combining for the qualitative analysis of four cases of domestic co-opetition in Portugal. A sample range of eight companies was selected for a series of semi-structured interviews. Testimonials were transcribed and data coded for content analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>\u2013 Results indicate that prior personal relationships between decision-makers are facilitators for the implementation of cooperation partnerships with competitors. Based on these findings, this paper proposes a three-step model to explain the process of partner selection for co-opetition partnerships. According to this model, after opting to commence a new coopetitive business alliance, the manager undergoes a first unconscious selection based on his\/her own prior personal relationships, followed by a conscious and judicious selection based on specific criteria related to partner\u2019s operational skills, resources, effectiveness and trust.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>\u2013 Given that the sample is entirely formed by companies from one single country, further research would benefit from the inclusion of other countries expressing different business contexts and cultural environments.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>\u2013 The value of paper derives from the comprehensive realization of partner selection for domestic co-opetition as fundamentally a network-related process.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/jrme-10-2014-0026","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,7,21]],"date-time":"2015-07-21T03:12:16Z","timestamp":1437448336000},"page":"23-35","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Partner selection in co-opetition: a three step model"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Alves","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Raquel","family":"Meneses","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"key":"key2020122301204712500_b1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Al-Khalifa, A.K. and Peterson, S.E. 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