Building on the recent theoretical notion that a firm's alliance management capability can be a source of competitive advantage (Dyer and Singh, 1998; Ireland, Hitt, and Vaidyanath, 2002), we empirically investigate the effect of alliance-specific and firm-level factors on a high-technology...

We link the exploration-exploitation framework of organizational learning to a technology venture's strategic alliances and argue that the causal relationship between the venture's alliances and its new product development depends on the type of the alliance. In particular, we propose a product...

What is strategy, and why is it important? -- Strategic leadership : managing the strategy process -- External analysis : industry structure, competitive forces, and strategic groups -- Internal analysis : resources, capabilities, and core competencies -- Competitive advantage, firm performance,...