This paper proposes a framework for understanding knowledge‐related asymmetries in strategic alliances. Their effect on alliance stability, on the realizations of the goals and purposes of the alliance, and on partners’ individual performance is examined. Information asymmetries are thought...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of a relationship marketing orientation within a strategic alliance (referred to as the Alliance) to determine whether those firms have achieved synergy in knowledge sharing or whether they operate as knowledge silos....

Purpose – Resource‐and knowledge‐based authors claim that firms should focus on the creation and accumulation of knowledge‐based competencies in order to yield long‐term survival. Several authors have emphasized the added value of alliance relationships in the knowledge development and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that following from the premise that knowledge comprises the fundamental source of competitive advantage, this study provides results of a meta‐analysis that examines whether and how alliance performance is influenced by the role knowledge plays...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to empirically test and find the correlation between knowledge characteristics and relationship ties on project performance. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected via personal interviews based on a structured survey of project managers in a...

Purpose – This paper seeks to propose a research approach and methods for knowledge‐based development (KBD) researchers and practitioners exploring the social capital and knowledge networks of a city region. Design/methodology/approach – This paper proposes that regional surveys be carried...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline a methodology for strengthening an organisational design by identifying knowledge risks introduced by organisational structure and addressing those risks by implementing knowledge management measures. Design/methodology/approach – By...

Purpose – This paper aims to address a central question in strategy: how do internal resources firms mediate the effect of the external resources on the firms' performance? Design/methodology/approach – The research was conducted in a sample of 173 Spanish innovative firms located in the...