... Collaboration Co‐creation Innovation Partnership Today, organizations are operating and competing in the increasingly complex and turbulent global environment (Friedman, 2005, 2011). This dynamic environment is due to a number of global, regional, national, and also industry specific factors...

...‐seller relationships Partnership Malaysia Firms that compete in today's business environment form strategic alliances for various kinds of strategic goals. Through active engagement in a strategic alliance, a number of positive outcomes, ranging from acquisition of resources to creation...

...Lindsay Ryan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore why corporations are forming corporate education partnerships with universities and the role of corporate education programmes. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents the findings from quantitative research involving 79...

... also links innovation and learning dynamics in consortia. Alan B. Eisner can be contacted at: aeisner@pace.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Research and development Partnership Networking Innovation Strategic alliances Consortia or alliance constellations...

... commitment” is essential for marketing departments when working with an outsourcing agency. Second, the authors call attention to the importance of certain contextual factors (e.g. shared knowledge, mutual dependency, and organizational linkage) that may serve to improve the outsourcing partnership...

... study of the motives and drivers, the decision‐making process, and the success/failure factors of partnership formation. Design/methodology/approach The results of interview data collected in the computer, telecommunications and media industries (CTMI) indicate that the need to utilise the full...

...Erwin Rausch; Jhih‐Ming Lai; Gwo‐Guang Lee; Wei‐Lin Hsu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of partnership (i.e. partner's trust and commitment) on electronic commerce strategic planning (ECSP), and the strategic benefits of expanding partnership. Beyond this research...

... 2008 Strategic alliances Decision making Partnership When selecting a strategic alliance partner, it is risky to consider only the financial contribution to the alliance, many criteria such as level of technology, enterprise culture, top manager attitude and marketing ability must...

...Andre Nijhof; Theo de Bruijn; Hakan Honders Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conceptualise the extent to which partnerships with non‐governmental organisations (NGOs) are a necessity for successful efforts of businesses in the area of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Design...

...‐business partnerships is employed in order to demonstrate how change can be achieved. Findings The paper finds that investors in intangible outcomes who aim to achieve change in corporations share the same limitations within the financial and non‐financial field. Originality/value The paper...

... by exploring a range of qualitative factors in university‐corporate education partnerships. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents the findings of a series of qualitative interviews with six senior corporate managers from diverse industries and three university managers on the factors they regard...

... corporations (MNCs) to acquire a “native capability” in order to understand developing markets and identify and respond to local needs and requirements. Puts forward an argument for forging unconventional partnerships in developing countries and stresses the importance of finding the right local partners...

...Joan Henderson; Rodney McAdam; Denis Leonard Purpose The aim of this paper is to show how a university‐industry partnership can be used in two key ways. First, to contribute to academia through the development of new research methodology and improved understanding of the subject area (total...

... universities and enterprises for improving and updating management higher education, it defends that management can be taught in a better way if universities are able to explore its teachers' skills and establish very frequent partnerships with enterprises to create an environment where management activities...

... market share. Factors such as these are leading firms to consider different forms of partnerships including alliances. Contemporary alliance research is often segmented by types of arrangements, durations, returns, failures and best practices. Studies that evaluate and rank specific alliance criteria...

... costs, conforming to government policies and facilitating international expansion (for a thorough review of motives see Glaister and Buckley, 1996). Strategic planning Industry competitiveness Organizational culture Partnership Popularity of the use of wireless communications increased...