... Corporate growth Build‐borrow‐buy initiatives portfolio Acquisitions and mergers Corporate development options Growth strategies Resource Pathways framework Internal development Strategic alliances Contracts Selection Capability Cycle One of the most difficult challenges for most strategists...

... and mergers Strategic alliances Contracts This case study of Cisco's corporate development approach shows how the company built a powerful new business capability: the discipline of selecting the best pathways – build, borrow or buy – to follow when pursuing growth opportunities. Developing...

... Emerging markets Scouting Crowd‐sourcing Idea scouts In‐house venture funds Innovation capitalists Strategic alliances Licensing agreements and partnerships The concept of open innovation, as first proposed by Henry Chesbrough in 2003, suggested that companies would benefit by making “greater...

... Strategic alliances To innovate, many high performing firms are collaborating beyond their organizations – with their extended networks of suppliers, customers, business partners and others. Such collaboration, however, is not easily accomplished. In fact, about 50 percent of strategic alliances fail...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Automotive industry Globalization Net present value Supplier relations Strategic alliances United States of America For the volume‐brand Europeans, the challenge will be staking some competitive “white space” for upscale future models, while...

... Strategic alliances Innovation Business development Knowledge management Gary Stach can be contacted at: gstach@lilly.com During the mid‐1990s, the senior executives of Eli Lilly and Company, following a major strategic review, chose to focus on fostering strong organic growth rather than...

... – by developing new competencies, alliances, etc. © Company 2006 Innovation Business development Competitive advantage Strategic alliances IBM's 2006 CEO study interviewed 765 corporate and public sector leaders [1] from around the world on the subject of innovation. One key finding...

... a management that can use networked strategic communities to synthesize superior knowledge that is open and spread out both inside and outside the organization, including customers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Networking Product development Product innovation Strategic alliances...

...Bridget Booth; Reneé Finley; Matt McCredie Purpose Like many other organizations undertaking strategic alliances, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. (BCBSF) needed to effectively monitor alliance activities, or track their return on investment in those activities. Design...

... an example of some general development and implementation metric categories that might apply, as well as some specific sub‐metrics within those categories. The list of sub‐metrics can then be prioritized in discussions with the alliance partners. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Strategic...

... to additional vertical integration. Rubicon’s experience with strategic alliances confirms that they can play a crucial role in closing capability gaps and delivering a total package of value to key segments of the market. Rubicon has succeeded largely because, after selecting products and markets that offered...