Strategic Alliances
Theory and Evidence
Published on 4. March 2004
Book
Hardback
476 pages
978-0-19-925654-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book addresses the basic concepts and theories of collaborative strategy.It presents an introduction on the topic of alliance research. This volume goes on to suggest the economics perspectives on alliances as well as how to select the most beneficial alliance. It also presents features a section on real options, an important and emerging feature in the area of strategy. The concluding section introduces relational perspectives of collaborative strategy.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academics and graduate students in management, economics, sociology, and related areas, MBA students studying strategy or alliances in particular
Illustrations
figures and tables throughout
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
875 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-925654-9 (9780199256549)
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Person
Jeffrey J. Reuer is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Management at the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University and is on leave from INSEAD, the European Institute of Business Administration in Fontainebleau, France. He received his Ph.D. in Strategic Management from Purdue University. He serves on the editorial and advisory boards of the Strategic Management Journal and the European Management Journal.
Content
Introduction - Strategic Alliance Research: Progress and Prospects ; PART I: OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH ON INTERFIRM COLLABORATION ; 1. Why Should Firms Cooperate? The Strategy and Economics Basis for Cooperative Ventures ; 2. Joint Ventures: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives ; 3. International Joint Ventures ; PART II: ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ON INTERFIRM COLLABORATION ; 4. A Transaction Cost Theory of Equity Joint Ventures ; 5. Information Asymmetry, Adverse Selection, and Joint Ventures ; 6. The Choice Between Mergers/Acquisitions and Joint Ventures: The Case of Japanese Investors in the United States ; 7. Asymmetric Information and Joint Venture Performance: Theory and Evidence for Domestic and International Joint Ventures ; PART III: REAL OPTIONS PERSPECTIVES ON INTERFIRM COLLABORATION ; 8. Joint Ventures and the Option to Expand and Acquire ; 9. Collaborative Ventures and Value of Learning: Integrating the Transaction Cost and Strategic Option Perspectives on Foreign Market Entry ; 10. Downside Risk Implications of Multinationality and International Joint Ventures ; PART IV: LEARNING PERSPECTIVES ON INTERFIRM COLLABORATION ; 11. Competition for Competence and Interpartner Learning Within International Strategic Alliances ; 12. The Dynamics of Learning Alliances: Competition, Cooperation, and Relative Scope ; 13. Working Abroad, Working with Others: How Firms Learn to Operate International Joint Ventures ; PART V: RELATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON INTERFIRM COLLABORATION ; 14. The Relational View: Cooperative Strategy and Sources of Interorganizational Competitive Advantage ; 15. Alliances and Networks ; 16. Social Capital, Structural Holes, and the Formation of an Industry Network