Strategic management research is about explaining why some firms continuously outperform others. Recent research has been focusing on the study of alliances as vehicles to boost competitive - or better: collaborative - advantage. Moving beyond the dyadic level, corporate networks have become a...

Kooperationsspezifika und -probleme in Supply Chain Netzwerken der Automobilindustrie -- Fundamentale Interaktion von Finanzierungs- und Wertschöpfungsprozessen im SCN der Automobilindustrie -- Struktur der Projektfinanzierung als effizientes Kooperationsdesign für Supply Chain Netzwerke --...

Torsten Fiegler beschäftigt sich mit der Venture Capital-Finanzierung junger technologieorientierter Unternehmen und legt den Schwerpunkt auf die Wirkung von „Netzwerken“. Er untersucht, welche Kontakte in einem Netzwerk eingesetzt werden und zu welchen Zeitpunkten im Verlauf einer...

Kathrin Bösecke analyses the factors that determine the success of business combinations. Based on her analysis of 126 acquisitions and 66 alliances in the European utility industry, she identifies the origin of the participating firms as well as the target country as essential determinants of...

This book focuses on one of the most important features of the contemporary Japanese economy; cross shareholding - or mutual shareholding - between corporations. The book analyses recent trends and the reasons behind these, and discusses the implications for the entire Japanese economic system...

1. Introduction : what do we know about international joint ventures? -- 2. Strategic motives and performance -- 3. The nature of partner selection -- 4. Management control -- 5. Decision-making autonomy -- 6. Learning to manage international joint ventures -- 7. Partnering skills and...

Research at the intersection of social networks and strategic management identifies a range of performance-enhancing network position advantages - access to partners, information, innovation, and resources - that are distributed differentially across network positions. While research indicates...

"An updated guide to the theory and practice of investment management Many books focus on the theory of investment management and leave the details of the implementation of the theory up to you. This book illustrates how theory is applied in practice while stressing the importance of the...