Strategic management of the firm includes the strategic management of information technology in the context of business relationships. Firms do not exist in isolation. Multiple constituents make up a relationship network that constitutes the vital resources needed to fulfil the mission of a...

We study competitive interaction between profit-maximizing firms thatsell software and complementary goods or services. In addition totactical price competition, we allow firms to compete through businessmodel reconfigurations. We consider three business models: theproprietary model (where all...

This dissertation consists of three studies that collectively examine the genesis and dynamics of collaborative cross-sector partnerships between nonprofit and for-profit organizations. The overarching question that frames the papers is how cross-sector partnerships organize across sectoral...

Drawing on Baumolís concepts of productive, unproductive and destructive entrepreneurship and relevant amendments, this thesis aims to contribute to the entrepreneurship literature by developing a conceptual framework which allows operationalising the concepts for empirical assessment....

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a collaborative project delivery process that reduces waste and maximizes value creation by harnessing the expertise and experience of all relevant stakeholders throughout the design and construction process of a given project. The owner, designer, builder,...

University-industry partnerships (UIPs) are widely viewed as essential in leveraging research capability and economic performance in organizations and the nation as a whole. In Australia, as in many other countries, the national government commits significant funds to such ‘strategic’...