Intense global competition is forcing corporations to examine different strategies for developing new capabilities. Strategic alliances allow firms to refresh their competitive strategies in response to globalisation. Presently the number of strategic alliances is growing. In this paper, several...

Intense global competition has forced firms to look for some effective strategy to cope with it. Firms should innovate in different areas, from technology management to manufacturing process, from plant economics to marketing, and should do it quickly. Strategic alliance is a strategy that...

With particular reference to the semiconductor industry, the analytical framework for strategic alliances is discussed. Strategic alliances are analysed from the perspective of exchange of management resources, with particular attention to the two concepts, "exchange" and "resources". These...