摘要：Em um mundo competitivo, a maneira como uma firma estabelece seus arranjos organizacionais pode determinar sua capacidade de ampliar suas competências es- senciais, bem como a possibilidade de atingir novos mercados. Empresas que atuam em apenas um mercado encontram obstáculos para se expandir e por meio de alianças elas encontram uma forma competitiva de criar valor. Formas híbridas apresentam-se primeiramente como alternativas de capturar valor e gerenciar ativos quando o mercado e a hierarquia organizacional não apresentam ganhos para a competitividade da firma. Como resultado, essa forma apresenta desafios como a alocação de direitos e os problemas de agência. O mercado de biocombustíveis tem apresentado mudanças contínuas nos últimos dez anos. Novos arranjos intra-firmas apareceram como um caminho para participar ou sobreviver no cenário de competição global. Dada a necessidade de capital para atingir melhores resultados, tem havido um movimento consistente de fusões e aquisições no setor de biocombustíveis, principalmente desde a crise financeira de 2008. Em 2011 existiam cinco grandes grupos no Brasil com capacidade de moagem de mais de 15 milhões de toneladas por ano: Raízen (joint venture entre Cosan e Shell), Louis Dreyfus, Tereos Petrobras, ETH e Bunge...
其他摘要：In a competitive world, the way a firm establishes its organizational arrangements may determine the enhancement of its core competences and the possibility of reaching new markets. Firms that find their skills to be applicable in just one type of market encounter constraints in expanding their markets, and through alliances may find a competitive form of value capture. Hybrid forms of organization appear primarily as an alternative to capturing value and manag ing joint assets when the market and hierarchy modes do not present any yields for the firm’s competitiveness. As a result, this form may present other challenging issues, such as the allocation of rights and principal-agent problems. The biofuel market has presented a strong pattern of changes over the last 10 years. New intra-firm arrangements have appeared as a path to participate or survive among global competition. Given the need for capital to achieve better results, there has been a consistent movement of mergers and acquisitions in the Biofuel sector, especially since the 2008 financial crisis. In 2011 there were five major groups in Brazil with a grinding capacity of more than 15 million tons per year: Raízen (joint venture formed by Cosan and Shell), Louis Dreyfus, Tereos Petrobras, ETH, and Bunge. Major oil companies have implemented the strategy of diversification as a hedge against the rising cost of oil. Using the alliance of Cosan and Shell in the Brazilian biofuel market as a case study, this paper analyses the governance mode and challenging issues raised by strategic alliances when firms aim to reach new markets through the sharing of core competences with local firms. The article is based on documentary research and interviews with Cosan’s Investor Relations staff, and examines the main questions involving hybrid forms through the lens of the Transaction Cost Economics (TCE), Agency Theory, Resource Based View (RBV), and dynamic capabilities theoretical ap roaches. p One focal point is knowledge "appropriability" and the specific assets originated by the joint venture...
