The paper presents a hybrid model for the consideration of organisational governance forms in industrial relationships, which is then utilised in the analysis of a specific case concerning Russian Gazprom's operations in Finland as the sole supplier of natural gas to the Finnish market. Such...

The article focuses on possible typologies of strategic alliance. The first section gives a brief overview of the major groupings of alliances followed by the detailed description of strategic alliance history in Hungary. Former alliance theories were not able to describe sufficiently the...

Collaboration between organizations benefits from knowledge links -- a form of strategic alliance that gives organizations access to the skills and capabilities of their partner and opportunity to create new capabilities together. Using the example of alliances between two universities and SAP...

Strategic alliance activity has grown over the last few decades yet, despite this, the literature reveals a wide acknowledgement that the vast majority of these alliances are plagued by poor performance. In addition to this, despite the extensive literature available on strategic alliances,...

Strategic alliances are a prevalent form of business organization. The criticalcharacteristics of strategic alliances are detailed using Coase (1937) and the resultingdefinition tested through primary research and the alternative form, the infrastructurealliance posited. The thesis examines...

The leisure industry has been one of the fastest growing industries in Britain (Grade,1998), and in the year 2000 accounted for approximately 10% of Britain's grossdomestic product (LeisureWeek, 2000a). Health clubs have been one of the fastestdeveloping business sectors within the leisure...

University of MInnesota Ph.D. dissertation. July 2010. Major: Sociology. Advisor: Professor David Knoke. 1 computer file (PDF); viii, 166 pages, appendices A-B.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of company and executive characteristics in strategic alliance formation in the tourism sector of travel. A survey of Australian travel sector businesses was carried out and the results indicate a high level of interaction through alliances...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide a linkage between strategic alliance practice and managerial cognitive base with a view to understanding alliance dynamics better. Design/methodology/approach - After presenting a strategic alliance model, the paper reviews analysis of reasons...

Using mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals by companies from the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, this study analyzes the role of different types of prior ties between companies. The research distinguishes related alliances into direct and indirect alliances. Related alliances provide...