The allianced enterprise [[electronic resource] ] : global strategies for corporate collaboration / / edited by Ard-Pieter de Man, Geert Duysters, Ash Vasudevan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782125103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Imperial College Press; River Edge, N.J., : distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., c2001
• ISBN: 1-281-86597-4; 9786611865979; 1-84816-140-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (143 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ManAdrianus Pieter de <1967->; DuystersGeert <1966->; VasudevanAsh
• Disciplina: 658.044
• Soggetti: Strategic alliances (Business) - Management; International business enterprises; Joint ventures - Management; Business networks; International trade; Globalization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents ; Foreword ; Introduction ; Chapter 1 The Changing Face of Alliance Management: Managerial Imperatives for the Network Economy ; Understanding Networks ; A Different View of Strategy: From Independence to Interdependence ; Managing Networks for Knowledge; Alliance Portfolio Management: What Is Your Alliance Bandwidth? Establishing Partner Programs ; Creating a Database of Alliances ; Word to the Wise ; Chapter 2 E-Alliances: What's New About Them? ; E-alliances versus ""Normal"" Alliances ; ; Conclusions; Chapter 3 The Corporation Is Dead.... Long Live the Constellation! The Challenge of Constellation Design ; The Size of the Constellation ; The Mix of Members ; Internal Rivalry ; Collective Governance ; Chapter 4 Does Alliance Management Differ from Network Management?; Dominant Party Planning and Evaluation ; Management Responsibility ; Managing Expectations ; Change Process ; Conclusion ; References ; Chapter 5 The Laws of Alliance Formation ; The Rules of Alliance Formation ; Changes in Management ; Summary ; References; Chapter 6 Preemptive Alliances in the E-Economy What Is a Preemptive Alliance? ; Why Are Preemptive Alliances Different from Other Alliances? ; Why Is This Kind of Alliance Particularly Important Today? ; What Are the Downsides of a Preemptive Alliance for the Grabbee?; What Can Smaller Companies Do to Enhance the Likelihood of Success of Preemptive Alliances?
• Sommario/riassunto: Firms all over the world are entering into strategic alliances. Successful alliance management, however, requires corporations to adapt their management models to the demands of this new mode of organization. New tools, techniques and ideas need to be introduced in order to fully benefit from the potential advantages of alliances. Firms are becoming embedded in alliances to such an extent that the autonomous firm no longer exists. Instead, the allianced enterprise has emerged as a viable form of organization. To guide managers in developing their allianced enterprise, this book provides an o