Partnering is notoriously difficult; success rates as low as 20 per cent are often quoted. So, is success achievable or are the benefits to be gained from partnering just a myth? What does 'success' mean in partnerships, alliances and other collaborative ventures? The answer might not be as...

This paper seeks to explain why some subsidiaries are isolated from the knowledge transfer activities within multinational corporations. Applying a new theoretical and empirical approach to intra-firm knowledge transfers, we argue that differences in learning capabilities and in-group-out-group...

Regional agglomerations or clusters of specialised firms and other organisations, in particular industries, have beenaround for centuries and have been a subject of research for decades (for an overview see Porter 1998a: 206-208;Enright 1998, 2003). Obviously, this is true for traditional...

Collaboration between different organisational partners is a process critical tothe success of many organisations. It is also frequently a complex process.There are many reasons to collaborate. Often partners have specific objectivesin mind. Partners may collaborate on the design of a car...