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Strategic alliances for SME development / edited by T.K. Das (City University of New York).
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Research in strategic alliances.
- Research in strategic alliances
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Strategic alliances (Business).
- Strategic alliances (Business)--Management.
- Small business--Management.
- Small business.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (338 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Charlotte, North Carolina : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Strategic Alliances for SME Development is a volume in the book series Research in Strategic Alliances that focuses on providing a robust and comprehensive forum for new scholarship in the field of strategic alliances. In particular, the books in the series cover new views of interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks and models, significant practical problems of alliance organization and management, and emerging areas of inquiry. The series also includes comprehensive empirical studies of selected segments of business, economic, industrial, government, and non-profit activities with wide prevalence of strategic alliances. Through the ongoing release of focused topical titles, this book series seeks to disseminate theoretical insights and practical management information that should enable interested professionals to gain a rigorous and comprehensive understanding of the field of strategic alliances.Strategic Alliances for SME Development contains contributions by leading scholars in the field of strategic alliance research. The 12 chapters in this volume deal with the increasingly significant role of strategic alliances in the development of SMEs, covering such diverse topics as management capability and internationalization of alliance portfolios, building alliances, development drivers, founder ties, competitive edge, strategic alignment, technology and innovative firms, and temporary project alliances. The chapters contain empirical as well as conceptual treatments of the selected topics, and collectively present a wide-ranging review of the noteworthy research perspectives on the role of strategic alliances for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Contents:
- Cover; Series page; Strategic Alliances for SME Development; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Foreword to the Series; About the Series; CHAPTER 1: Alliance Portfolio Management Capability of SMEs; CHAPTER 2: The Internationalization of an Alliance Portfolio as a SME Development Driver; CHAPTER 3: Building Strategic Alliances in New and Small Ventures; CHAPTER 4: Entrepreneurial Firms in Search of Alliance Partners; CHAPTER 5: It's Who You Know and What You Do; CHAPTER 6: Internationalization of Small Technology-Based Firms
- CHAPTER 7: Learning Processes in Temporary Project Alliances Formed by SMEsCHAPTER 8: Licensing Versus Joint Venture; CHAPTER 9: The Role of Strategic Alliances in Developing Strategic Alignment in SMEs; CHAPTER 10: Strategic Alliances for the Development of Innovative SMEs in the Biopharmaceutical Industry; CHAPTER 11: Enhancing the Competitive Edge for SMEs; CHAPTER 12: Cross-Border Alliance Behavior by Mid-Size Firms; About the Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-68123-181-6
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