Convergence refers to the process by which poorer countries or regions grow faster than their rich counterparts. Regional wage rate per capita converged across Indian states between 1956-57 to 1992-93. The rate of convergence can be ex plained by a direct measurement of convergence, an indirect...

The determinants of strategic alliance performance have not been explored adequately in the literature. Empirical studies abound with numerous kinds of performance measures but, thus far, there is no coherent theoretical basis for the determinants of alliance performance. In this article we...

The literature on the strategic alliance structuring process does not provide an adequate view of the role of decision-makers in that process, especially about how alliance partners form their structural preferences. Given the critical role of structure in alliance management, the...

A theory is presented for the magnetostatic modes in ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic nanotubes, which have a large length-to-radius aspect ratio and an external magnetic field parallel to the cylindrical axis. The surface and bulk magnetic excitations (or magnetostatic spin waves) are...

Cover -- Series page -- Interpartner Dynamics in Strategic Alliances -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Foreword to the Series -- About the Series -- Chapter 1: Alliance Competence -- Chapter 2: Operating Routines, Cultural Alignment, and Relational Mechanisms...

Behavioral strategy continues to attract increasing research interest within the broader field of strategic management. Research in behavioral strategy has clear scope for development in tandem with such traditional streams of strategy research that involve economics, markets, resources, and...