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- ItemAn investigation into environmental coopetition in the South African wine industry(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12) Volschenk, Jakobus Wilhelm; Ungerer, Marius; Smit, Eon van der Merwe; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. University of Stellenbosch Business School.ENGLISH SUMMARY : Environmental problems can often not be solved in isolation and need to be solved in a cooperative manner, sometimes even by collaborating with competitors. The coopetition body of literature would be ideal to address this need, but this body of literature has, historically, considered only a relatively narrow interpretation of what value is created and to whom such value is appropriated. Furthermore, multiple authors in the coopetition field have noted the need for research dealing with the dynamics of value creation and appropriation. This dissertation addresses the need for understanding the dynamics of value in an expanded view of value creation and appropriation. It does so by introducing stakeholder theory into the coopetition field to create a typology of value creation and appropriation, referred to as the Coopetition Value Matrix (CVM). The CVM serves as both a diagnostic tool and an instrument to better articulate and understand value creation, value appropriation, and the interaction of different types of value. The dissertation applied the CVM to ten cases of environmental coopetition in the wine industry. Environmental coopetition can be defined as actions of competitors to cooperate to reduce environmental impact and/or create environmental value. The methodology was based on qualitative interviews with partners and stakeholders in the cases of environmental coopetition. Applying the CVM to the cases led to some interesting observations, including the identification of three generic dynamics in the creation and appropriation of value. The dissertation represents an extension and refinement of some elements of coopetition literature, while it also introduces new theory in other aspects. Even though the ten cases in the study were from the wine industry, the findings are of much broader implication. Ultimately, the study calls for a broadening of the understanding of how value is created in coopetition and how it may be appropriated. The findings should therefore be of interest to a much broader group of researchers than those who are only interested in solving environmental problems.