This study analyzes alliance between Technology Based Firms (TBF) as a strategy to obtain strategic resources. Taking as reference the model from Vohora et al (2004), who determined that the TBFs perform better when they rely on strategic alliances at critical transitions in their stages of...

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the effect of strategic procurement on the performance of geothermal development corporation. The researcher collected both primary and secondary data during the researcher. Primary data was collected using a questionnaire covering the strategic role...

Firms commonly manufacture multiple products using multiple complementary inputs. The multi-input-multi-product environment generates interactions among products yielding the following results for the firm's sourcing strategies: (i) A multi-input-multi-product firm might optimally deviate from...

Problem Definition: To manage supplier social responsibility (SR), some firms have adopted a self-assessment strategy whereby they ask suppliers to self-report SR capabilities. Self-reported information is difficult to verify and this leads to an important credibility question: can a buyer...

The purpose of the present research is to examine and compare product and logistics competencies in supplier selection decisions, which can serve as a crucial building block for competitive differentiation, in the context of the unique private label (PL) supply chain. This study also...