... of innovation Value creation Co‐innovation Convergenomics Collaboration Co‐creation Innovation Partnership Organizations strive to attain unique core competences that can be leveraged to create competitive advantage. The conventional factors of production (i.e. land, capital, and labor) used...

... management Strategic alliances Buyer‐seller relationships Partnership Malaysia Strategic alliances have been well‐explored and these studies have started as early as 1970s. According to Pfeffer and Salancik (1978) , strategic alliances are a means for firms to acquire resources, given that not all...

...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...

... 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...

... 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...

... 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...

... proposed in this paper, a proper weight setting for these criteria is available and will comply with the original motivation for establishing the strategic alliance. Strategic alliances Decision making Partnership Hong‐Tau Lee can be contacted at: leeht@ncut.edu.tw © Emerald Group...

...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...

...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...

... 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...

... 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...

... business of transporting voice were falling and competition was further intensifying. Strategic planning Industry competitiveness Organizational culture Partnership There are a few studies that have applied the resource‐based perspective to collaboration (e.g. Blodgett, 1991; Eisenhardt...