This dissertation focuses on the study of firms that are embedded in networks of alliances. It develops theory and provides evidence that explain how such interconnected firms evolve and how their alliance networks affect their performance. The network configuration framework is advanced,...

One of the main reasons that firms participate in alliances is to learn know-how and capabilities from their alliance partners. At the same time firms want to protect themselves from the opportunistic behavior of their partner to retain their own core proprietary assets. Most research has...