Stability and Complexity of Inter-Firm Co-operation:: The case of Multi-Point Alliances
The authors examine alliances involving inter-firm co-operation which they term 'multi-point alliances'. These are first defined and considered in varying degrees of complexity. A typology of multi-point alliances is produced, and interviews conducted with French and Spanish corporations followed by a two-stage questionnaire survey of France's largest corporations. The dynamics of multi-point co-operation were then examined. The results include support for the authors' research hypothesis that both business complexity (scope) and organizational complexity (structure) impact the evolution of co-operation: the higher the complexity, the more likely the co-operative arrangement will diverge from its initial objective.
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2001
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Authors: | Bidault, Francis ; Salgado, Melchior |
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European Management Journal. - Elsevier, ISSN 0263-2373. - Vol. 19.2001, 6, p. 619-628
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Alliances Multi-point co-operation Joint ventures Inter-firm co-operation Co-operation dynamics |
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