Based on the observation of best practice and detailed case studies we observe thatcompanies have started to organise themselves in loosely coupled networks, similar to themediaeval ‘commons’, and which we call ecosystems. These are far less structured than jointventures, but have at the...

Leadership is often defined as the capability to successfully manage change inorganisations. The way one manages change is to some extent contextual and influenced bythe environment. The environment our future leaders have to operate in is quite differentfrom what we were used to in the previous...

Alliances for new product development have been studied extensively in the operations management literature. Alliances between an innovator and a partner create value by utilizing their complementary capabilities. In this paper, we seek to understand what drives the alliance structure: The...