When seeking to enter new markets, companies should go full speed ahead, some experts argue; otherwise, they risk being left hopelessly behind. Others believe that by pursuing more-moderate growth, firms can better deal with increased complexity and challenges and will achieve their ultimate...

Poverty reduction has increasingly become a core subject for researchers across the social sciences from economics to finance, management, and entrepreneurship. This study goes beyond existing management and entrepreneurship literature that has devoted significant efforts to exploring...

We examine how institutional factors influence the strategies entrepreneurial ventures use as they seek the knowledge they need to perform and compete. With a focus on economic and ecosystem development, we propose a framework of interrelations between two principal knowledge-search strategies,...

In this study we unbundle strategic alliances into two distinct categories: private-private strategic alliances (interfirm strategic alliances) and public- private strategic alliances (strategic alliances between firms and public organizations). Drawing on Das and Teng’s (2000b) seminal work,...

In this study, we will examine how Singaporean small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) choose between two different alliance types—specifically licensing versus joint ventures. The two alliance types are distinct, with the former being a low commitment and low rewards option and the latter a...

This paper examines the acquisition of assets (real estate) and companies in the Chinese real estate industry. We propose a nuanced view of state ownership (beyond state being the largest shareholder) and argue that firms with a combination of state and private ownership may be in a unique...

In this study, we examine the relationship between cognitive similarity among competitors about the state of competition and their propensity to form technology alliances. Drawing from the embeddedness perspective, we argue that when the cognitive similarity is low, it will be reflective of an...

Drawing on the signalling theory, we argue that a firm’s public-private strategic alliances improve the likelihood for forming subsequent private-private strategic alliances. We complement prior research on the formation of strategic alliances by suggesting that a firm’s public-private...

In February 2009, Singapore-based Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) was at a critical juncture in the development of its regionalization strategy. Its extensive network of breweries in the Asia Pacific region had significantly boosted its revenues, profits, as well the reputation of its key brands,...

This chapter discusses interfirm knowledge acquisition within strategic alliances. Focusing on buy-seller relationships, it assesses the extent to which a firm is able to discover its key clients’ deceitful behavior and how this promotes knowledge acquisition. Information sharing among...