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Čirjevskis, Andrejs. "Exploring Critical Success Factors of Competence-Based Synergy in Strategic Alliances: The Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Strategic Alliance." Journal of Risk and Financial Management 14, no. 8 (August 19, 2021): 385. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14080385.
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This paper aims to unbundle the antecedents of competence-based synergy in the strategic alliance formation process by employing the ARCTIC framework. The current research provides a new empirical application of the ARCTIC framework to reveal the success factors of reciprocal synergies of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi strategic alliance in the automotive industry. By taking a resource-based view on the sources of competitive advantage, the current paper contributes to theoretical and practical issues of global strategic alliances as part of the existing literature on strategic management, international business, and corporate finance. By bridging qualitative and quantitative research methods, the paper provides validity to the ARCTIC framework with an application of the real option valuation. A conceptual model of research helps practitioners and scholars to explore critical success factors of alliance formation and to predict a competence-based synergy of strategic alliances. Future research may explore the institutional context of strategic alliances, specifically, exploring the impact of the French and Japanese governments on the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi alliance’s synergies.
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Kinderis, Remigijus, and Giedrius Jucevičius. "STRATEGIC ALLIANCES – THEIR DEFINITION AND FORMATION." Latgale National Economy Research 1, no. 5 (October 21, 2013): 106. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/lner2013vol1.5.1155.
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The article presents analysis of the definition of strategic alliances, the analysis of alliance and the research of a strategic alliance concept; furthermore, it focuses on the contingent hierarchy of alliances. The motives of strategic alliances formation, their categories, groups and benefit for business have been revealed in this article. Special attention is paid to the process of strategic alliance formation and the analysis of factors that influence the formation of strategic alliances and management success. Finally, the types of strategic alliances analyzed in the scientific literature are reflected and the theoretical insights of alliance formation, acquired through systemic analysis, are also presented in this study.
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de Lyra, Renato Rodrigues, and Teresia Diana Lewe van Aduard de Macedo Soares. "Strategic alliance governance forms." Corporate Ownership and Control 8, no. 4 (2011): 334–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv8i4c3art2.
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This article presents the results of bibliographical research with a view to identifying the principal factors that should be considered by firms when choosing the most appropriate governance form for a new strategic alliance. It contributes to the body of knowledge regarding factors that influence the choice of governance form in strategic alliances, by seeking to incorporate concepts and proposals available in the internationalization and corporate governance literature to the alliance governance field. It thus also intends to provide guidance on recommended governance forms and practices for executives of firms that operate in strategic alliances at domestic and international levels.
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Esen, A., and G. Alpay. "Exploring the impact of firm- and relationship-specific factors on alliance performance: Evidence from Turkey." South African Journal of Business Management 48, no. 2 (June 30, 2017): 11–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v48i2.24.
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This study investigates the impact of firm-specific (i.e., alliance orientation and partner selection criteria) and relationship-specific (i.e., strategic fit, cultural fit, and organizational fit) factors on alliance performance and assesses the mediating role of trust in the relationship between relationship-specific factors and alliance performance. Partial least squares analysis is applied to a data set of 106 strategic alliances, including both equity alliances (joint ventures) and non-equity alliances (contractual alliances). The empirical results reveal that alliance orientation and strategic fit lead to superior alliance performance and that cultural fit is positively related to partner trustworthiness. The results have managerial implications regarding how to maximize the positive outcomes of an alliance.
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Johnson, Lewis D., and Edwin H. Neave. "Strategic governance of the alliance spectrum." Corporate Ownership and Control 3, no. 3 (2006): 213–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv3i3c1p7.
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This paper applies the principles of transaction cost economics to the strategic management of firms’ external alliances. External alliances span a spectrum from simple transactional relationships to outright control. Each of these alliance types requires a different degree of monetary and managerial investment. The paper shows that the optimal form of alliance aligns the governance capabilities of firm management with the attributes of the alliance relationship. We regard its approach as particularly relevant for cross-border alliances, especially when the legal and regulatory systems differ between the two countries
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Muthusamy, Senthil K., and Margaret A. White. "Learning and Knowledge Transfer in Strategic Alliances: A Social Exchange View." Organization Studies 26, no. 3 (March 2005): 415–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0170840605050874.
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Although social interactions and exchanges between partners are emphasized as imperative for alliance success, comprehensive examination of how social exchanges facilitate learning and knowledge transfer in strategic alliances is lacking. Drawing on social exchange theory, we examined the effects of social exchange processes between alliance partners on the extent of learning and knowledge transfer in a strategic alliance. An empirical examination of data collected from alliance managers of 144 strategic alliances revealed that social exchanges such as reciprocal commitment, trust, and mutual influence between partners are positively related to learning and knowledge transfer in strategic alliances.
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Mehta, Dhawal, and Sunil Samanta. "The Nature and Significance of Strategic Alliance." Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers 21, no. 2 (April 1996): 15–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0256090919960202.
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In the current scenario of globalization of business, strategic alliance is emerging as a powerful management tool in business management. Though alliances are as old as the industrialization during the 15th and 16th centuries, they are being refocused in the 20th century. But, strategic alliance is not an unmixed blessing as more number of alliances have turned out to be failures. In this article, Dhawal Mehta and Sunil Samanta discuss the nature and significance of strategic alliance by citing a few recent cases of strategic alliances in the Indian industry, argue out why strategic alliance should be resorted to, and list out do's and dont's to enable Indian companies to successfully catapult themselves to the mainstream of global business.
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Sun, Hui, You-Yu Dai, Chaochen Zhang, Rok Lee, Su-Sung Jeon, and Jin-Hua Chu. "The impacts of conditions and person-organization fit on alliances performance: And the moderating role of intermediary." PLOS ONE 17, no. 12 (December 7, 2022): e0275863. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275863.
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This study expects to provide a reference for the catering industry. The travel industry expands sales channels and turnover tends to choose a strategic alliance with the alliance objects mutually beneficial cooperation to improve their competitiveness. This study examines the effects of alliance conditions and person-organization fit (P-O-fit) on the performance of strategic alliances between travel industries. Furthermore, this study contained the intermediary performance as a moderator to examine the influences of alliance conditions and P-O-fit on the performance of strategic alliances. There were 406 usable questionnaires collected. We verified the hypotheses by the structural equation modeling method. The results suggest that the alliance conditions have positive and significant direct effects on the performance of strategic alliances. Moreover, the P-O-fit also has positive and significant effects on the performance of strategic alliances. Furthermore, the intermediary performance has substantial moderating effects on the influences of P-O-fit on the performance of strategic alliances. The conclusion provides a theoretical and practical basis between performance and the travel industry.
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Teng, Bing‐Sheng, and T. K. Das. "Governance structure choice in strategic alliances." Management Decision 46, no. 5 (May 23, 2008): 725–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00251740810873482.
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PurposeStrategic alliances have a variety of governance structures that can be broadly classified as joint ventures, minority equity alliances, and contractual alliances. This paper seeks to empirically examine the roles of four key determinants of governance structure choice, namely, joint R&D and joint marketing objectives, alliance management experience, and international partners.Design/methodology/approachSeveral hypotheses are developed regarding governance structure choice and are tested with data from 765 alliances. A multinomial logistic regression (logit) model is used for statistical analysis, with five control variables.FindingsAll hypotheses are supported, so that the roles of alliance objectives, alliance management experience, and international partners are demonstrated as being significant as determinants of governance structure choice in alliances.Research limitations/implicationsLimitations stem from the data being from a single source, one that also relies on press announcements that may be biased toward larger alliances.Practical implicationsBriefly, alliance managers should find it useful to assess the relative presence of the four determinants of structural choice studied in this investigation in order to make an informed selection of the appropriate governance structure.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the knowledge of the key determinants of governance structure choice in strategic alliances by examining empirically, with a large sample of alliances from various industries, the significant roles of four factors, namely, joint R&D and joint marketing objectives, alliance management experience, and international partners.
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Otto, Peter. "Dynamics in Strategic Alliances." International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach 5, no. 1 (January 2012): 74–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jitsa.2012010105.
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The objective of this paper is to develop a dynamic theory of interorganizational learning and knowledge acquisition in strategic alliances. Strategic alliances are becoming an increasingly important organizational form to gain access to new knowledge and to leverage existing knowledge. By establishing an alliance with one or more partners, an organization will gain valuable learning opportunities to acquire knowledge and to enhance its competitiveness. The degree to which the partners can realize their learning objectives is dependent on their absorptive capacities and the collaborative strategies adopted by the partners. These collaborative strategies may include the trust between alliance partners as well as the willingness to share existing knowledge. In order to gain insights into the dynamics of interorganizational learning and knowledge acquisition, the authors propose a simulation model to test different conditions influencing the outcome of an alliance. The results can improve our understanding of the key factors that influence the acquisition of knowledge in strategic alliances. The paper concludes with a discussion of guidelines to assess and manage the outcome of strategic alliances.
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Dhaundiyal, Mayank, and Joseph Coughlan. "UNDERSTANDING STRATEGIC ALLIANCE LIFE CYCLE: A 30 YEAR LITERATURE REVIEW OF LEADING MANAGEMENT JOURNALS." Business: Theory and Practice 21, no. 2 (August 27, 2020): 519–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/btp.2020.11530.
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This paper contributes to the strategic alliance literature by undertaking a literature review of the burgeoning strategic alliance literature published in the last three decades in the mainstream management journals to fulfil two primary objectives. First, to bring a coherent structure into the fairly vast and growing alliance literature and second, to serve as a medium for a holistic understanding of the major life stages of strategic alliances. This is done by first dividing the alliance literature into three distinct yet related alliance life stages namely the pre-alliance stage, alliance formation stage and the alliance management and performance stage, and then by discussing in detail the three alliance stages individually. The paper would be useful for academics as well as practitioners looking to get a holistic understanding of strategic alliances and its three distinct yet related life stages and the key research papers which have been published focussing on each of these alliance stages.
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Bizzi, Lorenzo. "The strategic role of financial slack on alliance formation." Management Decision 55, no. 2 (March 20, 2017): 383–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-03-2016-0125.
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Purpose While previous research has developed unclear positions about the role of organizational resources on alliance formation, the purpose of this paper is to focus on financial slack resources to clarify the conditions that facilitate the formation of strategic alliances. Building on the behavioral theory of the firm, this paper theorizes that internal and external financial slack resources, measured as cash holdings and financial leverage, incentivize managers to form alliances, because they protect them against the risk of alliance failure. Design/methodology/approach Complete data were collected from 400 biotech public companies for the period from 2000 to 2015. The data set considered alliances among over 2,200 public and private companies. Hypothesis testing relied on generalized estimating equations. Findings Cash holdings positively impact alliance formation; financial leverage negatively impacts alliance formation; cash holdings and financial leverage interact in the prediction of alliance formation. Research limitations/implications While research in financial slack resources shows equivocal results, this study illustrates that they exercise a significant effect when it comes to the choice of forming strategic alliances. Limitations include the focus on multiple forms of alliances, possible restrictions in the external validity of the findings, and a lack of measurement of explanatory mechanisms. Practical implications Findings help managers understand the financial conditions in which they should choose to form or avoid alliances; findings help managers select alliance partners. Originality/value The study contributes by proposing a new outlook on alliances; identifying financial resources as alliance predictors when previous research focused on intangible resources; offering new insights into the often equivocal outcomes of financial slack; building an uncharted bridge between the finance and alliance literatures.
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Russo, Margherita. "Alliance Management as Source of a Successful Strategy." European Scientific Journal, ESJ 13, no. 7 (March 31, 2017): 110. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2017.v13n7p110.
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In todays global environment, strategic alliances represent an important source of growth and competitive advantage; they allow firms to access new and critical resources and capabilities, to improve competitive position and rapidly to enter a new market In spite of the strategic importance of the alliances, they still exhibit a high failure rate; previous researches show that the half of the alliance formed end up as failure. The low success rate testifies firms difficulties in managing their alliance relationships and in ensuring enough success from them. In global markets, firms exhibit heterogeneity in terms of the overall alliance success; some firms achieve success from their alliance and others fail. Although most companies have realized the importance of strategic alliances, only few of them have developed the needed capabilities to manage them with success. In recent years, empirical studies found that firms with greater alliance success are those ones with superior management capabilities, termed in literature as alliance capabilities. This study is based on the assumption that the heterogeneity in alliance success rate is due to heterogeneity in firms level of management capabilities. Eli Lilly & Companys success in strategic alliances represents a clear example of company that understood the importance of developing an institutionalized approach of alliance management that improves the likelihood of alliance success.
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Klein, Saul, and Chekitan Dev. "Partner selection in market-driven strategic alliances." South African Journal of Business Management 28, no. 3 (September 30, 1997): 97–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v28i3.794.
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How should one select a strategic alliance partner? An answer to this question is provided by extending the literature on symbiotic marketing and focussing attention on market-driven strategic alliances. Such alliances are defined as long-term inter-firm co-operative relationships that add value for the customer. Value is created by providing the advantages of multiple choice purchase options coupled with the convenience of seamless, one-stop-shopping. This means paying attention to customers and competitors in selecting alliance partners. Market-driven strategic alliances are posited to be more successful when usage and firm complementarity levels are correctly matched with the alliance strategy being pursued.
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McSherry, J. Patrice. "Strategic Alliance." Latin American Perspectives 24, no. 6 (November 1997): 63–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0094582x9702400604.
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Maikel Rudianto, Unggul Purwohendi, and Budi Santoso. "ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE DETERMINANTS OF THE ALLIANCE STRATEGY EMPIRICAL STUDY ON LEARNING GUIDANCE IN DKI JAKARTA." JURNAL DINAMIKA MANAJEMEN DAN BISNIS 3, no. 2 (June 3, 2021): 82–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.21009/jdmb.03.2.5.
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The alliance strategy is one solution to the speed of competition in the business or business world. Strategic alliances are cooperative strategies in the form of partnerships that help unify each party's strengths to mutually benefit in the form of benefits and long-term competitiveness in the market. The alliance's strategy can be assessed as successful or not by measuring the strategic alliance's performance because the most commonly used alliance measure is performance. Whether or not an alliance strategy adopted by a company is healthy is to evaluate its alliance strategy's implementation.
This research was conducted using non-sampling or census methods as many as 132 (one hundred and thirty-two) branches in DKI Jakarta in one of the companies in the education sector originating from Japan and developing an alliance strategy in Indonesia. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire and met with the owners or direct branch leaders.
From this study, it is concluded that Goodwill trust, Competence Trust, and Tangible & Intangible Resources Sharing positively influence the performance of the alliance strategy. Also, Tangible & Intangible Resources Sharing as an intervening variable can mediate the relationship between Goodwill trust and Competence Trust on the alliance's strategy's performance.
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Mamavi, Olivier, Olivier Meier, and Romain Zerbib. "Alliance management capability: the roles of alliance control and strength of ties." Management Decision 53, no. 10 (November 16, 2015): 2250–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-04-2015-0123.
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Purpose – Strategic alliances have a low success rate despite the profusion of literature on this topic in the last 20 years. To understand the factors that determine performance of partnership relations, the purpose of this paper is to study the roles of control and the strength of interorganizational ties in businesses ability to manage strategic alliances. Design/methodology/approach – The authors have examined 10,377 partnership relations formed as part of strategic alliances to analyze the capacity of a business to manage its alliances. The authors built a structural equations model (PLS) based on observation of 4,242 alliances. Findings – This research identifies two determinants of the success of alliance management. First, the impact of weak ties and strong ties is identical when the business does not control the alliance. Second, weak ties are a more effective means than strong ties when a business controls the alliance. Originality/value – The main contribution of this study thus lies in our analysis of interorganizational relations and of their tangible impact on strategic trade-offs. The field of public procurement is particularly well-suited to evaluating this phenomenon, given the subtlety of alliances at play.
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Ma Thi Mai, Lin. "STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AS A WAY TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE." Business Strategies 10, no. 7 (July 24, 2022): 180–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.17747/2311-7184-2022-7-180-184.
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This article is devoted to the topic of strategic alliances. The list of factors contributing to the formation of a unique competitive advantage of a company participating in a strategic alliance is presented. Also, recommendations were developed for the successful entry of the company into a strategic alliance. A list of fundamental aspects of the formation of sustainable competitive advantages and effective strategic relationships within the framework of a strategic alliance between organizations has been formed.
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Rudianto, Maikel, Unggul Purwohedi, and Budi Santoso. "Analysis of Determinant Factors Performance of Alliance Strategy: Empirical Study in Learning Guidance in DKI Jakarta." International Journal on Advanced Science, Education, and Religion 3, no. 1 (March 26, 2020): 40–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.33648/ijoaser.v3i1.46.
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The alliance strategy is one solution to face the speed of competition in the business world or business. Strategic alliances are cooperative strategies in the form of partnerships that help bring together the strengths of each party in order to benefit each other in the form of long-term benefits and competitiveness in the market. The Alliance strategy can be judged successful or not by measuring the performance of the strategic alliance, because the most commonly used alliance measure is performance. So that a healthy alliance strategy implemented by a company is to see and evaluate the performance of the company's alliance strategy.This research was conducted with a non-sampling method or census of 132 (one hundred thirty-two) branches in DKI Jakarta in one of the companies in the field of education originating from Japan and developing an alliance strategy in Indonesia. Data collection is done by questionnaire and meet with the owners or branch leaders directlyFrom this study it was concluded that Goodwill trust, Competence Trust and Tangible & Intangible Resources Sharing had a positive influence on the performance of the alliance's strategy. Besides Tangible & Intangible Resources Sharing as an intervening variable is able to mediate the relationship of Goodwill trust and Competence Trust on the performance of the alliance's strategy.
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Mazloomi Khamseh, Hamid, and Maryam Nasiriyar. "Avoiding alliance myopia: forging learning outcomes for long-term success." Journal of Business Strategy 35, no. 4 (July 15, 2014): 37–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbs-10-2013-0099.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for understanding the learning outcomes of strategic alliances. Design/methodology/approach – On the basis of two dimensions of any strategic alliance – that is, similarity or dissimilarity of contribution of partners and explorative or exploitative nature of alliance – the author proposes a framework that recognizes four types of learning outcomes. Findings – The distinction of four types of alliance enables the author to identify their distinctive characteristics and learning outcomes. Originality/value – The paper increases the awareness of managers about the learning outcomes of strategic alliances, which helps managers to consider intended learning outcomes not only in planning, managing and evaluating any individual alliance but also in managing the alliance portfolio.
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Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Bashawir, and Malcolm Tull. "Alliance formation: A Study of the Malaysian Automobile Supporting Industry." Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business 12, no. 3 (September 5, 2010): 355. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/gamaijb.5502.
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Competition in global industries is shifting increasingly from inter-firm rivalry to rivalry between networks of firms. Strategies of individual firms are thus contingent on the degree of interdependence that exists between them and the parent firm in the network. The present study examines the effect of network affiliation on a member firm’s decision to enter a foreign market and international strategic alliance formation. Affiliate firms have two options available to them: (1) enter into a competitive strategic alliance with a competitor or (2) enter into a symbioticstrategic alliance with the parent firm of the network organiza-tion. We tested this assertion using data from archival sources on sixty-five Japanese automobile suppliers that had set up strategic alliances in Malaysia and that belonged to various inter-organizational networks. Results indicate that when affili-ate firms are dependent on the parent firm, they prefer to form symbiotic strategic alliances. Conversely, affiliate firms prefer competitive strategic alliances with competitors when they are not dependent on the parent firm. ALLIANCE FORMATIONA Study of the Malaysian Automobile Supporting IndustryKeywords: automobile industry; joint venture; mode of entry; networks; strategic alliances
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Handika, Rebi Fara. "Aliansi Strategis dan Kinerja Perusahaan: Perspektif Teori Institusional." Jurnal Manajemen Stratejik dan Simulasi Bisnis 1, no. 2 (December 18, 2020): 83–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.25077/mssb.1.2.83-90.2020.
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This paper discussed the company's motive to join a strategic alliance from the institutional theory point of view. The theory views that strategic alliances are considered as the medium to acquire legitimation from the environment. Such legitimation then improves the company’s competitive positions and performance. Further, we propose the framework to discuss the relationship between strategic alliances and a company’s performance. The paper proceeds as follows: in the next section, we discuss the institutional theory, the strategic alliance, and firm performance. Afterward, we develop the propositions and discuss the implications for future empirical research.
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Artikel ini membahas motif perusahaan untuk bergabung dengan aliansi strategis dari sudut pandang teori institusional. Teori ini memandang bahwa aliansi strategis dianggap sebagai media untuk memperoleh legitimasi dari lingkungan. Legitimasi tersebut kemudian dipercayai akan meningkatkan posisi kompetitif dan kinerja perusahaan. Selanjutnya, kami mengusulkan framework untuk membahas hubungan antara aliansi strategis dan kinerja perusahaan. Artikel ini akan dilanjutkan sebagai berikut: pada bagian berikutnya, kita membahas teori institusional, aliansi strategis, dan kinerja perusahaan. Setelah itu, kami mengembangkan proposisi dan membahas implikasi untuk penelitian empiris di masa depan.
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Kauser, Saleema, and Vivienne Shaw. "The influence of behavioural and organisational characteristics on the success of international strategic alliances." International Marketing Review 21, no. 1 (February 1, 2004): 17–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02651330410522934.
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With the current trend toward globalisation and the increasing competitive and technological challenges of today's environment the formation of international strategic alliances has become an important part of many firm's international business strategies. Experience with international strategic alliances has shown that they face a number of problems, which can often result in the termination of the alliance. This study, therefore, aims to assess the impact of both behavioural and organisational characteristics on the success of international strategic alliances. The results show that behavioural characteristics play a more significant role in explaining overall alliance performance compared to organisational characteristics. High levels of commitment, trust, coordination, interdependence and communication are found to be good predictors of international strategic alliance success. Conflict, meanwhile, is found to hamper good performance. By contrast organisational characteristics such as structure and control mechanisms are found not to strongly influence the success of international strategic alliances.
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Lehene, Cosmin Florin. "Development of supportive characteristics to facilitate learning from strategic alliances." Management & Marketing. Challenges for the Knowledge Society 17, no. 2 (June 1, 2022): 120–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/mmcks-2022-0007.
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Abstract In this paper, we aim to find answer to a single question: what are the characteristics of firms with superior use of alliance learning practices? Consequently, we aim to discover the characteristics of firms which are more preoccupied to learn from their strategic alliances. We investigate this research question through a statistical analysis of the answers provided by 46 best performing medium and large-sized companies operating in Romania. By means of several multilinear regressions and an analysis of variance, we found that the companies with superior use of alliance learning practices – thus, more preoccupied to learn – are more proactive, build an alliance culture favouring the use of alliances, develop relational attributes in their alliances (e.g., trust), respectively monitor and control their alliance activity to a higher degree. Contrary to expectations, the companies with superior use of alliance learning practices do not collaborate to a higher degree horizontally, with their competitors and complementors. In terms of the dispersion of companies depending on their use of alliance learning practices, to a high degree (34.1%), the differences between companies can be explained by the proposed set of characteristics developed in this paper. Our findings contribute to the existent literature in the field of alliances, bringing empirical evidence on the characteristics that companies need to develop to better learn from their strategic alliances. In addition, executives of medium and large-sized companies find in this paper valuable information regarding the nurturing of alliance knowledge acquisition and transfer from their strategic allies and partners.
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Russo, Margherita, and Maurizio Cesarani. "Strategic Alliance Success Factors: A Literature Review on Alliance Lifecycle." International Journal of Business Administration 8, no. 3 (May 4, 2017): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijba.v8n3p1.
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Objectives. The research aims to investigate how firms can achieve alliance success. In global markets, the alliance failure rate is very high. This study will try to understand why, facing with such a high failure rate, more and more firms decide to enter or form strategic alliances. It appears necessary to identify key factors and show how firms can successfully manage them in each phase of alliance lifecycle.Methodology. For this study, a qualitative approach was adopted, in order to explore and understand the research problem. The issues of alliance success factors is investigated through the analysis of the existing literature, focusing in particular on the last two decades.Findings. By reviewing several theoretical perspectives, we identified alliance success factors and showed what kind of relevance they have in each phase of alliance lifecycle. It was found that strategic alliances develop through three phases. Alliance success lies on successful management of key factors, involved in each phase.Research Limits. Research deals with the issues of alliance success factors at the level of a single alliance and not at the level of an alliance portfolio. Further research should extend the analysis perspective.Managerial Implications. Firms involved in a strategic alliance should consider several critical aspects. For the entire alliance lifecycle, they have to look for a high degree of fit with their own partners. Another important aspect is related to the risk of opportunistic behavior, which could be reduced through the choice of an appropriate governance form and the development of social capital.
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Seo, Gang-Hoon, Munehiko Itoh, and Zhonghui Li. "Strategic Communication and Competitive Advantage: Assessing CEO Letters of Global Airline Alliances." Foundations of Management 13, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 57–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/fman-2021-0005.
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Abstract For the last several decades, global airline alliances have ensured their market presence in the aviation industry. Scholars have focused on the effects of alliance affiliation for airlines and what the competitive advantages of alliances are. However, these issues have been discussed in relation to operational aspects. The quality of strategic communication can be an important factor in achieving a competitive advantage and realizing a differentiation strategy. This study assessed the differences in quality of strategic communication between the three leading alliance groups (oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance) and a non-alliance group. Comprehensive content analysis was implemented using the letters of chief executive officers (CEOs) of 46 airlines. We found that the non-alliance group has more ideal CEO letters than the alliance groups, and the main topics and quality of CEO letters of alliance group differed. This study provides a novel insight into the competitive advantage of global airline alliances.
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Wang, Ya-Hui, and Chien-Tai Wu. "The Share Price Responses and Determinants of Strategic Alliances in Taiwan's High-Tech Industry: A Quantile Regression Approach." Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies 07, no. 03 (September 2004): 355–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219091504000184.
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This article investigates share price responses to strategic alliances in Taiwan's high-tech industry from 1996 to 1999. We analyze the determinants of abnormal returns caused by strategic alliances using a quantile regression estimation procedure. Our empirical findings show that the wealth effect for a strategic alliance is positive, with no evidence of a wealth transfer between alliance partners. In addition, intra-industry alliances show significantly higher abnormal returns than inter-industry alliances. The horizontal and vertical alliances both have significantly positive abnormal returns, but the positive effect of vertical alliances primarily comes from downstream buyers. On the other hand, results from a quantile regression model show that the P/B ratio, director and supervisor shareholding ratios, and R&D ratio are important determinants of abnormal returns of strategic alliance announcements. Our empirical findings are consistent with the argument that the organizational flexibility offered by alliances is valuable to the high-tech industry which needs to cope with a fast-changing environment.
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Christ, Margaret H., and Andreas I. Nicolaou. "Integrated Information Systems, Alliance Formation, and the Risk of Information Exchange between Partners." Journal of Management Accounting Research 28, no. 3 (July 1, 2016): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/jmar-51509.
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ABSTRACT Alliances are an important strategic tool for many companies. However, they are inherently risky and a large percentage of alliances fail. We examine the effects of integrated information systems (IISs) and alliance formalization (i.e., formal alliance controls) on information exchange risk and overall alliance risk. We develop a model that predicts that when firms are engaged in alliances with greater collaboration intensity (i.e., alliances with multiple objectives) they are more likely to use an IIS and a broad portfolio of formal controls to manage alliance risk. Using a survey of chief financial officers, we find that collaboration intensity is positively associated with IIS and alliance formalization. IISs are negatively associated with information exchange risk, but this effect is mediated by alliance formalization, suggesting that the formal controls implemented throughout the alliance, and within the IIS, are integral to reducing information exchange risk and, subsequently, overall alliance risk. Our study adds to the literature examining tools and strategies for effectively managing strategic alliances. JEL Classifications: B20; C31; C42; M40.
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Kopeć, Ewa, and Artur Wolanin. "Significance of Strategic Alliances; the Case of Airline Alliances." Perspektywy Kultury 27, no. 4 (January 1, 2020): 107–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.35765/pk.2019.2704.08.
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This article is poised to explain the significance, analyze and understand the relationships that are established between partners of a strategic alliance. The analysis conducted was modeled on the example of airline alliances. Airlines decide on operating as alliances due to economic benefits which they would not be able to reach on their own. In the result of their cooperation, these entities produce beneficial synergistic effects. It should be noted that by starting cooperation within an alliance, those entities still remain competitors. The analysis provides a comparison of three largest airline alliances: Star Alliance, SkyTeam and Oneworld. The article contains a summary of the most important conclusions of the analysis.
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Ahwireng-Obeng, F., and O. O. Egunjobi. "Performance determinants of large-small business strategic alliances in South Africa." South African Journal of Business Management 32, no. 3 (September 30, 2001): 41–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v32i3.724.
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The literature suggests that the success of strategic alliances between large and small firms is influenced by four broad factors: motivational, cultural and resource capability synergies; shared commitments, goals and roles; participative planning, operationalisation and administration; and regular open communications. This study suggests that even though mismatches and incongruencies may be evident, the alliance formation and endurance are influenced by two other factors: largely similar perceptions by both groups regarding the alliance’s performance determinants; and a strong expectation by the large firm group of high future net benefits from aligning with small firms. Performance is, invariably, contingent upon implementing a number of ‘pre-emptive’ steps during the course of the alliance.
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Setyadi, Taufik, Hening Widi Oetomo, Khuzaini Khuzaini, and Suwitho Suwitho. "The Influence of Strategic Alliance on Competitive Advantage through Market Area and Product Innovation." International Journal of Business Administration 8, no. 7 (October 26, 2017): 57. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijba.v8n7p57.
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This study is aimed to prove the implementation of strategic alliance can increasing competitive advantage of wood industry of Perhutani through develop of market area and market innovation. Based on the results of hypothesis testing and the analysis of strategic alliances, market area and product innovation against competitive advantage, it is known that building a competitive advantage in the timber industry forestry can be achieved through the establishment of strategic alliances right, based on the exchange of raw material resources, technology or resources marketing. Strategic alliances are used to strengthen the position of the timber industry in the face of competition forestry business. The more precise the model selection strategic alliance Perhutani timber industry will be able to build competitive advantage of her. The development model of strategic alliances Perhutani timber industry that needs to be developed is to increase the competitive advantage has the form of an alliance focused on cooperation in provision of raw materials, interest in improving the skills of cooperation and the application of the production process technology.
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Austin, James E. "Strategic Collaboration Between Nonprofits and Businesses." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 29, no. 1_suppl (March 2000): 69–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764000291s004.
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Collaboration between nonprofits and businesses is increasing and becoming more strategically important. Based on 15 case studies, this article presents a cross-sector collaboration framework consisting of four components. First, the collaboration continuum provides a conceptual framework for categorizing different types of partnerships and studying their possible evolution through three principal stages: philanthropic, transactional, and integrative. Second, the collaboration value construct facilitates the analysis of the definition, creation, balance, and renewal of the value generated in different types of alliances. Third, a set of alliance drivers is identified that determines the nature and functioning of the partnerships. Fourth, alliance enablers that contribute to the effective management of the relationship are set forth. The article discusses the dynamics of the alliance marketplace. The research builds on and extends existing interorganizational research theories by providing a distinctive conceptual framework and new empirical understanding of cross-sector alliances. Future research needs are identified.
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Muthusamy, Senthil Kumar, and Parshotam Dass. "When “trust” becomes more or less salient for alliance performance? Contextual effects of mutual influence, international scope, and coopetition." Journal of General Management 46, no. 2 (January 2021): 144–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306307020942461.
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Extant research on strategic alliances has established that contractual controls do not provide a complete safeguard to avert an alliance failure, and that alliance governance needs to be reinforced with relational norms such as trust. However, there is scant research evidence available on whether interfirm trust can be significant under the trying contexts the alliances typically face like rivalry, power conflicts, and cultural or institutional barriers. Employing a relational exchange perspective, we examined whether the espoused positive effect of interfirm trust on alliance performance is moderated by mutual influence and coopetition between partners, and the international dimension of an alliance. Based on the survey and archival data on 223 strategic alliances, we found that interfirm trust was quite significant to alliance performance and that the link between trust and performance was more salient in alliances with high mutual influence and coopetition, whereas it was less salient and weaker in international alliances.
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Hanna, DUHINETS, and NIZHEIKO Kostiantyn. "NTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC ALLIANCES: COOPERATION OF COMPANIES IN THE IT SPHERE." Foreign trade: economics, finance, law 113, no. 6 (December 8, 2020): 35–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.31617/zt.knute.2020(113)03.
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Background. The IT market in Ukraine annually demonstrates continuous growth and development. This contributes to the fact that its participants are more in contact with their colleagues from other countries. International strategic alliances are becoming one of the most appropriate forms of partnership between domestic IT companies and leading foreign IT companies. In order to anticipate all the risks of joining the ISA, in particular not to lose its subjectivity due to the acquisition, it is necessary to understand the reasons, essence and consequences of the creation of international strategic alliances. An analysis of recent research and publications has shown that despite the existence of some scientific achievements, the issues of forming international strategic alliances in the field of information technologies and the use of this type of cooperation by domestic IT companies remain unresolved. Theaim of the article is to analyze international strategic alliances as forms of cooperation of companies in the IT sphere and the possibility of including Ukrainian companies in these relations. Materials and methods. The research was conducted using the methods of theoretical generalization and analysis. The information base is domestic and foreign works on the functioning of ISAs, statistical sources and Internet resources. Results. The factors that determine the transition from competition to cooperation and the formation of alliances between companies in the IT sector are identified. The types of alliances are described: tactical, quasi-strategic and strategic. It is noted that each of them can be both internal and external (international). The nature of the strategic alliance is analyzed, its characteristics are revealed. Based on the results of the generalized characteristics of the ISA in the IT sphere, its definition is given, on the basis of which the advantages of the alliance are described. It is noted that the peculiarities of the connections of its participants should be taken into account when solving many tasks related to the participation of domestic IT companies in the ISA for the internationalization of business and management. It is proved that in ISA as a pragmatic union the interests of the participants in the strategic direction of their development coincide: each of the participants focuses its activities on the common goals of the alliance. Conclusion. The ISA of IT-sphere is proposed to be considered as a form of inter-firm interaction of IT companies that maintain independence based on the combination of complementary assets of each of them. If all parties of the alliance pursue strategic goals, then this alliance is created in the form of strategic, if there are other goals, the alliance will be tactical or quasi-strategic. In addition, any of the forms can be used to achieve certain business results. Unlike all others the strategic alliances, especially international strategic ones, require a stricter and more systematic management approach to success. The interest of European and American IT companies in forming strategic alliances with leading Ukrainian companies was noted. However, the ultimate goals of such ISAs are not equal long-term partnership, but the acquisition of promising Ukrainian companies. The necessity of careful substantiation of decisions on the entry of domestic IT companies into the international strategic alliance, tactical and operational participation in its management, etc. is proved.
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Das, T. K., and Bing-Sheng Teng. "Resource and Risk Management in the Strategic Alliance Making Process." Journal of Management 24, no. 1 (February 1998): 21–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/014920639802400103.
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Resource-based and risk-based views of strategic alliances have not been adequately reflected in the literature. This paper identifies four types of critical resources that the partners bring to an alliance: financial, technological, physical, and managerial resource. It also suggests two basic types of risk in strategic alliances: relational risk and performance risk. The alliance making process is examined in terms of the interactive effects of resource and risk on the orientations and objectives of the prospective alliance partners. Managerial implications are discussed and future research directions indicated in the form of propositions for empirical testing.
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Rice, John, Tung-Shan Liao, Nigel Martin, and Peter Galvin. "The role of strategic alliances in complementing firm capabilities." Journal of Management & Organization 18, no. 6 (November 2012): 858–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1833367200000493.
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AbstractStrategic alliance research emerged to explain alliance formation based upon transaction cost minimisation and opportunism reduction. Later research, and early research from Japan, emphasised the role of alliances in facilitating the transfer of knowledge between organisations. Most recently, alliance research has focussed on the development of shared, potentially idiosyncratic, resource stocks. This paper builds on this recent research, testing the proposition that alliances are important vehicles allowing firms to access or acquire external resources, hence shoring up capability gaps and building new capabilities as required during firm, product and industry life cycles. Using a sample from Australian manufacturing small-and-medium-sized enterprises, the paper reveals that alliances employed by firms can be viewed as initiatives to either fill a gap in the firm's resource stock or to exploit a perceived opportunity in its operational and strategic environment.
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Rice, John, Tung-Shan Liao, Nigel Martin, and Peter Galvin. "The role of strategic alliances in complementing firm capabilities." Journal of Management & Organization 18, no. 6 (November 2012): 858–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/jmo.2012.18.6.858.
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AbstractStrategic alliance research emerged to explain alliance formation based upon transaction cost minimisation and opportunism reduction. Later research, and early research from Japan, emphasised the role of alliances in facilitating the transfer of knowledge between organisations. Most recently, alliance research has focussed on the development of shared, potentially idiosyncratic, resource stocks. This paper builds on this recent research, testing the proposition that alliances are important vehicles allowing firms to access or acquire external resources, hence shoring up capability gaps and building new capabilities as required during firm, product and industry life cycles. Using a sample from Australian manufacturing small-and-medium-sized enterprises, the paper reveals that alliances employed by firms can be viewed as initiatives to either fill a gap in the firm's resource stock or to exploit a perceived opportunity in its operational and strategic environment.
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Kustiningsih, Nanik, Bambang Tjahjadi, and Noorlailie Soewarno. "Projecting Experience of Technology-Based MSMEs in Indonesia: Role of Absorptive Capacity Matter in Strategic Alliances and Organizational Performance Relationship." Sustainability 14, no. 19 (September 23, 2022): 12025. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141912025.
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This paper investigates absorptive capacity’s significance in mediating strategic alliance and organizational performance using the partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM) Warp PLS 7.0. The online and offline questionnaires were distributed to 308 Indonesian MSME owners/managers. The results suggest that strategic alliance directly influences the organizational performance of MSME’s technology-based in Indonesia. Further analysis attests that absorptive capacity partially mediates strategic alliance and organizational performance relationships; this research is specific to MSMEs in Indonesia, and thus generalization to other countries needs further verification. MSME’s owners or managers can use the knowledge on the relationship between the strategic alliance and organizational performance, including absorptive capacity in mediating the relationship, for policymaking and manifesting strategic alliances through collaboration with partners to achieve companies’ common goals is also highly recommended.
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Osiyevskyy, Oleksiy, Qingjiu Tom Tao, Ruihua Joy Jiang, and Michael D. Santoro. "Opportunity is in the eye of beholder." International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 18, no. 2 (May 2017): 115–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1465750317706623.
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As the literature on organizational alliances has begun to shift from analyzing individual dyads to strategic alliance portfolios, the essential drivers of firms’ alliance portfolio characteristics remain largely unexplored and poorly understood. In particular, existing studies do not provide a clear understanding of how contextual factors determine essential characteristics of a firm’s strategic alliance portfolio—particularly with respect to the diversity of the portfolio. Treating firms’ alliance portfolios as bundles of search activities, we apply the behavioral strategy lens to explain the observed changes in strategic alliance portfolios’ diversity driven by factors of the external (environmental jolts) and internal (relative performance) environments. We test our proposed theoretical framework by tracing the evolution of telecommunication industry firms’ alliance portfolios before and after the 1996 Telecommunications Act and the 2000 market crash.
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Albers, Sascha, Franz Wohlgezogen, and Edward J. Zajac. "Strategic Alliance Structures." Journal of Management 42, no. 3 (May 29, 2013): 582–614. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0149206313488209.
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Ickis, John C. "MAVES: Strategic alliance." Journal of Business Research 38, no. 1 (January 1997): 77–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0148-2963(96)00120-8.
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Newman, Peter. "A “strategic” alliance." Retail and Distribution Management 15, no. 4 (April 1987): 26–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eb018346.
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Rana, Geeta, Alok Kumar Goel, and Ajay Kumar Saini. "Knowledge transfer in Hero Motor Corp Ltd." Strategic HR Review 13, no. 6 (October 7, 2014): 260–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/shr-08-2014-0046.
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Purpose – This paper aims to examine the issues of knowledge transfer in international strategic alliance within Hero Moto Corp. Ltd., an Indian multinational company. International Strategic alliances have been increasing in numbers in the past decades and transfer of knowledge and its transfer in multinational companies is wider debate. The case explores the complex issues involved in cross-organization and cross-country transfer of knowledge. The company has forged a strategic alliance with the US-based Erik Buell Racing for accessing technology and design inputs. Design/methodology/approach – It presents a structured case study that examines a wide range of knowledge transfer issues of international strategic alliance. Findings – It reveals that a major influencing factor is the national culture of the parents and that of the host country which provides the context with in which alliances are operate. It is also explored the ways in which the multi-parentage of strategic alliances influences their Human Resource Management (HRM) policies and practices. Originality/value – It provides plenty of useful information on an issue that affects virtually every employee and organization.
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Ferrary, Michel. "Investing in transferable strategic human capital through alliances in the luxury hotel industry." Journal of Knowledge Management 19, no. 5 (September 14, 2015): 1007–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jkm-01-2015-0045.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is explore an organizational design that allows firms to invest in transferable strategic human capital. Strategic human capital requires considerable investment in training costs, effective compensation, opportunities for professional development and expectancy of long employment relationship within a firm. A firm can undertake investment in strategic knowledge and workers can engage in learning only in these circumstances. However, there are a number of risks that are associated with investment in strategic human capital within a firm. In this paper, the author argues that providing strategic human capital to other firms within alliances could be a strategy for leveraging resource. Strategic knowledge facilitates transactions between firms possessing co-specialized human capital and tangible resources. Organizational design of an alliance based on co-specialization allows to balance costs and returns for the human capital supplier, as well as for beneficiary and workers. Within an alliance, the human capital supplier provides workers to a beneficiary firm and coordinates their activities. Supplier specialized in human capital investment ensures improved performance, productivity and efficiency of workers. Possibility to form a greater pool of labor force and to centralize training allows optimizing cost and sharing risks associated with investment activity among alliance participants. Human resource practices in an alliance system foster long-term employment relationship. Entering an alliance increases number of job positions, professional development opportunities through horizontal mobility, promotion and learning opportunities for workers. Finally, alliances allow leveraging investment in human capital beyond a single organization. Design/methodology/approach – This paper conceptualizes the use of alliance based on co-specialization as a strategy to optimize investment in strategic human capital resource. It draws upon the resource-based view (Barney, 1991; Wernerfelt, 1995) and transaction cost theory (Coase, 1937; Williamson, 1981) to examine an alliance as a strategy for leveraging the human capital resources for accessing new markets, building reputation and sharing the risks across more than one organization. Findings – First, the paper reviews the theoretical literature on human capital as a strategic resource (Becker, 1962; Coff, 1997), its sourcing on internal and external labor markets and respective employment systems (Delery and Doty, 1996; Doeringer and Piore, 1971). Second, it focuses on the features of human capital resource (Barney, 1986; Chi, 1994; Doz and Hamel, 1998). Third, it conceptualizes the use of alliances based on co-specialization as organizational structures for investment in human capital across organizations and examines respective employment system and HR practices (Delery and Doty, 1996; Doeringer and Piore, 1971). As result, the author argues that an alliance can be an alternative mean to optimize returns on investment in human capital with strategic transferable knowledge. By consequence, the author describes an alliance employment system and illustrates the arguments with a case of human capital trading in a co-specialization alliance under a long-term management contract in the luxury hotel industry. Originality/value – This paper discusses collaborative ventures as a sourcing strategy of the human capital. An alliance strategy is relevant for sourcing the strategic human capital resources. Human capital resource can be accessed by firms through transfer of skills and organizational routines within collaborative agreements, such as alliances based on co-specialization. In this case, alliance is an organizational architecture between organizations that improves the efficiency and productivity, reduces marginal cost on training due to larger scale of operations and reduces risk by splitting investment in human capital and by offering more career and development opportunities for strategic knowledge workers.
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Rezende da Costa, Priscila, Sergio Silva Braga Junior, Geciane Silveira Porto, and Marta Pagán Martinez. "Relational capability and strategic alliance portfolio configuration." International Journal of Emerging Markets 13, no. 5 (November 29, 2018): 1026–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijoem-07-2016-0167.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on evaluating relational capability regarding the configuration of a network of technological partners in Brazilian technology-based firms (TBFs). Design/methodology/approach The data were collected using an online questionnaire made available to technology-based companies resident in Brazilian Technological Parks. A total of 73 companies responded. The data were analyzed using bivariate and multivariate statistical techniques and were processed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences software. The statistical tests included factor analysis, Cronbach’s α and multiple regression. Findings The paper shows that the strategic alliance portfolio is influenced by organizational learning, diversity of partners, governance structure, intensity of partnership relations and configuration. In particular, the portfolio of alliances with competence orientation is characterized by tacit knowledge exchanges and learning exploration, homogeneity of partners, informal governance mechanisms, strong bonds of trust and reciprocity with partners and low diversification of actors’ profiles, their attributions and the results obtained in the portfolio. Meanwhile, the characteristics of alliance portfolios with legitimacy orientation include explicit knowledge exchange and learning exploitation, heterogeneity of partners, formal governance mechanisms, weak bonds of trust and reciprocity with partners and high diversification of the profile of the actors, their attributions and the results obtained from the portfolio. Practical implications The configuration of the alliance portfolio plays an important role in innovation. To stimulate the creation of new technological skills, the executive of a technology-based company from emerging countries such as China, Russia and India, can configure the portfolio of strategic alliances with more homogeneous partners in terms of profile and attribution. However, if this executive is challenged to seek legitimacy and complementary resources in these markets he can invest in the diversification of the strategic alliance portfolio, prioritizing partners with differentiated profiles and attributions. Originality/value The originality of the research lies in the adoption of a complementary and multidimensional theoretical prism, considering the relational capacity of TBFs in the configuration of alliances, both in the intra-firm and portfolio perspective. Furthermore, it was considered that the configuration of alliances can be based on both competence and legitimacy factors.
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Bell, Geoffrey G., Xin Liang, and Li Lü. "The Strategic Alliance Game: Bringing Alliances to Life." Management Teaching Review 3, no. 3 (December 18, 2017): 229–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2379298117747838.
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He, Hong-Wei, and John M. T. Balmer. "Alliance brands: Building corporate brands through strategic alliances?" Journal of Brand Management 13, no. 4-5 (April 2006): 242–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.bm.2540268.
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Wahyuni, Sari, and Theo J. B. M. Postma. "AN INVESTIGATION INTO FACTORS INFLUENCING INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC ALLIANCE PROCESS." Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business 5, no. 3 (February 12, 2003): 273. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/gamaijb.5627.
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Empirical research indicates that strategic alliances, like other organizational forms, emerge as an adaptive mechanism to market uncertainty, and their developments over time reflect the co-evolution of distinctive firm capabilities and of industry and market activities. Interestingly, most strategic alliances go through similar revolutionary cycles in terms of their motives and capabilities toward the cooperative relationship. Studies in this areas how that alliance failure is an outcome of the co-evolutionary adjustment to changes in the market, the competitive dynamics between partners, and assessment of efficiency of the alliance as an alternative governance structure. It is thus critical to adopt a dynamics perspective and historical observations of cooperative process. This paper attempts to distil, derive and integrate theories across different perspectives into a unified framework that offers a better understanding of alliance process development. Our analysis shows that we can divide strategic alliance development into three phases of development: formation, operation and evaluation. We further endeavor to seek the important factors that should be taken into account in each stage of their life.
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Sengupta, Sanjit, and Monica Perry. "Some Antecedents of Global Strategic Alliance Formation." Journal of International Marketing 5, no. 1 (March 1997): 31–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069031x9700500104.
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This article investigates equity joint ventures and contracts as alternative cooperative alliance forms in global, high-technology industries. An analysis of 476 strategic alliances finds that equity joint ventures are preferred to contracts when cultural differences between partner firms are greater, and when alliances involve upstream rather than downstream value chain activities. Contrarily, the data show that contracts are preferred to equity joint ventures in cross-industry alliances, and when the technological intensity of the industry sector of cooperation is higher. While the study reinforces earlier findings on cultural similarity, R&D alliances, and technological intensity, the results on industry origin are a unique contribution to the literature. Possible explanations for these results and their implications for research and managerial practice are discussed.
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Ho, Nguyen-Nhu-Y., Phuong Mai Nguyen, Thi-Minh-Ngoc Luu, and Thi-Thuy-Anh Tran. "Selecting Partners in Strategic Alliances: An Application of the SBM DEA Model in the Vietnamese Logistics Industry." Logistics 6, no. 3 (September 15, 2022): 64. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/logistics6030064.
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Background: Strategic alliance is a popular strategic option for business entities to strengthen the competitive advantages of all partners in a partnership. The global logistics industry has witnessed the formulation of several successful strategic alliances. However, the Vietnamese logistics industry seems to grow slowly and lacks long-term inter-firm partnerships. In such a context, it is critical to have a more effective approach to selecting partners in strategic alliances to increase long-term relationships and firm performance. Method: Thus, this study proposes using the SBM-I-C DEA model to examine and suggest partners for Vietnamese logistics firms to form strategic alliances. Results: Our findings show that integrating technology in managing strategic alliances will foster companies in the alliance to formulate a better strategy with up-to-date information on policies. Conclusion: Using the SBM-I-C DEA model, companies can minimize operating costs and optimize delivery time. Thus, companies can better satisfy customers. From the research findings, some implications are proposed for Vietnamese logistics companies.