The allianced enterprise : global strategies for corporate collaboration / edited by Ard-Pieter de Man, Geert Duysters, Ash Vasudevan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Man, Adrianus Pieter de, 1967-

Duysters, Geert, 1966-

Vasudevan, Ash.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategic alliances (Business)--Management.

Strategic alliances (Business).

International business enterprises.

Joint ventures--Management.

Joint ventures.

Business networks.

International trade.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press ; River Edge, N.J. : distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Firms all over the world are entering into strategic alliances. Successful alliance management, however, requires corporations to adapt their management models to the demands of this new mode of organization. New tools, techniques and ideas need to be introduced in order to fully benefit from the potential advantages of alliances. Firms are becoming embedded in alliances to such an extent that the autonomous firm no longer exists. Instead, the allianced enterprise has emerged as a viable form of organization. To guide managers in developing their allianced enterprise, this book provides an o

Contents:

Contents ; Foreword ; Introduction ; Chapter 1 The Changing Face of Alliance Management: Managerial Imperatives for the Network Economy ; Understanding Networks ; A Different View of Strategy: From Independence to Interdependence ; Managing Networks for Knowledge

Alliance Portfolio Management: What Is Your Alliance Bandwidth? Establishing Partner Programs ; Creating a Database of Alliances ; Word to the Wise ; Chapter 2 E-Alliances: What's New About Them? ; E-alliances versus ""Normal"" Alliances ; Conclusions

Chapter 3 The Corporation Is Dead.... Long Live the Constellation! The Challenge of Constellation Design ; The Size of the Constellation ; The Mix of Members ; Internal Rivalry ; Collective Governance ; Chapter 4 Does Alliance Management Differ from Network Management?

Dominant Party Planning and Evaluation ; Management Responsibility ; Managing Expectations ; Change Process ; Conclusion ; References ; Chapter 5 The Laws of Alliance Formation ; The Rules of Alliance Formation ; Changes in Management ; Summary ; References

Chapter 6 Preemptive Alliances in the E-Economy What Is a Preemptive Alliance? ; Why Are Preemptive Alliances Different from Other Alliances? ; Why Is This Kind of Alliance Particularly Important Today? ; What Are the Downsides of a Preemptive Alliance for the Grabbee?

What Can Smaller Companies Do to Enhance the Likelihood of Success of Preemptive Alliances?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611865979

9781281865977

1281865974

9781848161405

1848161409

OCLC:

879025168