Collaborative Strategy: Critical Issues for Alliances and Networks - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1783479574 ISBN 13: 9781783479573

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

This book provides approachable and insightful chapters that summarize state-of-the-art thinking and research on alliances and networks. Contributions by leading scholars cover foundations or fundamentals as well as frontier areas through a diverse range of perspectives. Topics include:

• the theoretical foundations of collaborative strategy
• firms' partner selection and investment decisions
• contractual foundations of collaboration
• relational and behavioral aspects of collaboration, networks and portfolios
• novel collaborative relationships such as ecosystems and public-private partnerships, and the consequences of inter-organizational collaborations.

For doctoral and masters students, as well as managers new to the area of collaborative strategy, this collection provides concise chapters and literature reviews that make it an invaluable resource. Business practitioners and consultants who want to learn about this area and the underlying theory will also find this book a useful reference.

Contributors: A. Ariño, B. Arslan, N. Asgari, R.P. Bremner, S.M. Bruhs, C. Butter, S. Cabral, L. Capron, T. Chi, J. Choi, F.J. Contractor, Y. Doz, P. Dussauge, J. Dyer, K.M. Eisenhardt, D.W. Elfenbein, A. Gambardella, F. Habasche, J. Hagedoorn, D.P. Hannah, K.R. Harrigan, W. Hesterly, M.A. Hitt, W.H. Hoffmann, P. Kale, A. Keller, I. Kivleniece, T. Kretschmer, D. Lavie, S. Lazzarini, D. Li, J. Li, R. Madhavan, X. Martin, O.J. Martinez, K.J. Mayer, T. Mellewigt, L.F. Mesquita, W. Mitchell, K. Neumann, T. Nguyen, J.E. Oxley, C. Panico, L. Poppo, J. Prescott, B.V. Quélin, R. Ragozzino, J.J. Reuer, M. Rivera-Santos, A. Seth, B.S. Silverman, H. Singh, K. Singh, I. Stern, M. Stienstra, M. Sytch, S. Tallman, B.S. Vanneste, F. Wohlgezogen, X. Zhe, M. Zollo

About this title

About the Author

Edited by Luiz F. Mesquita, Arizona State University, US, Roberto Ragozzino, Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal and Jeffrey J. Reuer, Blake Family Endowed Chair in Strategic Management and Governance, Mitch Daniels School of Business, Purdue University, US

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783479574
• ISBN 13: 9781783479573
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Mesquita Luiz F., Ragozzino Roberto, Reuer Jeffrey J.