Alliances : an executive guide to designing successful strategic partnerships / / Ard-Pieter de Man
| Alliances : an executive guide to designing successful strategic partnerships / / Ard-Pieter de Man |
| Autore | de Man Ard-Pieter <1967-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley and Sons, Incorporation, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658/.046 |
| Soggetto topico | Strategic alliances (Business) |
| ISBN |
1-118-48636-6
1-118-48638-2 1-118-48632-3 |
| Classificazione | BUS000000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: Strategic alliances: The control-trust dilemma; Why is alliance design relevant?; Creating and maintaining alliances; Control versus trust; The control view:9 taming opportunism; The trust view:11 building social capital; Balancing control and trust; Common mistakes; Lumping lust; 51 percent fever; Set in stone; Inbox indigestion; Lack of a joint design; JV junkies; Expertise arrogance; Equity addiction; Internal incentives; Shaky steering committees; Committee confusion; A mess for less
Myopic management CHAPTER 2: The Alliance Design Framework; The three requirements of alliance design; The building blocks: an overview; Strategic imperatives; Formal building blocks; Financial model; Legal structure; Decision making; Organization structure; Planning and control; Competition clauses; Exit agreement; Informal building blocks; Internal alignment; Trust and control in the Alliance Design Framework; CHAPTER 3: Turning suppliers into allies; Long-term client-supplier partnerships; Project alliances; ProRail's project alliances 10; When to ally with suppliers CHAPTER 4: Contractual alliances: The customization of alliance design Senseo: specialization and complementary competences; Novartis-Orion: joint teams building trust; Starting up; Elements of the deal; Alliance structure; Relationship building: consensus, respect, and social gatherings; Coping with change; IT partnering and the HP-Cisco alliance: from lone ranger to peer to peer 12; When to use contractual alliances; CHAPTER 5: The virtual joint venture model: Air France/KLM, Delta Airlines, and Alitalia; Ready for take-off: the KLM-NWA alliance 1989-2004: the invention of the virtual joint venture The Enhanced Alliance Agreement; Control, trust, and the stability of the virtual joint venture; 2004-2012: continuing to fly high - the effect of mergers; Governance as a source of success; When to opt for the virtual joint venture?; CHAPTER 6: Equity alliances and joint ventures; Reasons for equity alliances; Joint ventures; The Obvion joint venture; Ownership structures; Americhem and EuroPower; When to use joint ventures?; CHAPTER 7: Multi-partner alliances: The more the merrier?; The general assembly: the Prominent cooperative The lead partner:4 METRO's Future Store Initiative The alliance support office: Sky Team; The multi-partner joint venture: the Holst Centre; When to use different multi-partner alliance models; CHAPTER 8: Managing the dynamics: Mutual adjustment and continuous negotiation; Sources of dynamics; Incremental change; Radical change; Organizing for dynamics; Mutual adjustment and continuous negotiation; CHAPTER 9: Designing and implementing strategic alliances: Art, science, and craft; Strategic background; Design requirements; Control or trust; High-level design; Detailed design; Implementation Manage dynamics |
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The collaboration economy [[electronic resource] ] : how to meet business, social, and environmental needs and gain competitive advantage / / Eric Lowitt
| The collaboration economy [[electronic resource] ] : how to meet business, social, and environmental needs and gain competitive advantage / / Eric Lowitt |
| Autore | Lowitt Eric <1972-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658/.046 |
| Soggetto topico |
Competition
Consumption (Economics) Sustainable development |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-118-57332-3
1-118-71763-5 1-118-57336-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part One: Welcome to the Collaboration Economy 1. The Collaboration Economy : Prosperity and Social Dimensions Aligned Part Two: Bringing the Collaboration Economy to Life and Scale 2. Renewing the Global Energy Sector / Mark Vachon and Eric Lowitt 3. Renewing the U.S. Packaging Recycling System / Kim Jeffery, Michael Washburn, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chris Bartle, and Eric Lowitt 4. Renewing the Global Food System / Jan Kees Vis, Hal Hamilton, and Eric Lowitt 5. Responsibility as Profitability: Toward Responsible Shipbreaking / Petter Heier and Eric Lowitt 6. Renewing Consumerism / Judith Merkies MEP, Roope Mokka, and Eric Lowitt 7. Connecting the Water Drops / Bea Perez and Eric Lowitt Part Three: Putting It All Together to Move Forward 8. Leadership in the Collaboration Economy 9. Winning in the Collaboration Economy 10. Where Do We Go from Here? -- Endnotes -- About the Author -- Index. |
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The collaboration economy [[electronic resource] ] : how to meet business, social, and environmental needs and gain competitive advantage / / Eric Lowitt
| The collaboration economy [[electronic resource] ] : how to meet business, social, and environmental needs and gain competitive advantage / / Eric Lowitt |
| Autore | Lowitt Eric <1972-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658/.046 |
| Soggetto topico |
Competition
Consumption (Economics) Sustainable development |
| ISBN |
1-118-57332-3
1-118-71763-5 1-118-57336-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part One: Welcome to the Collaboration Economy 1. The Collaboration Economy : Prosperity and Social Dimensions Aligned Part Two: Bringing the Collaboration Economy to Life and Scale 2. Renewing the Global Energy Sector / Mark Vachon and Eric Lowitt 3. Renewing the U.S. Packaging Recycling System / Kim Jeffery, Michael Washburn, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chris Bartle, and Eric Lowitt 4. Renewing the Global Food System / Jan Kees Vis, Hal Hamilton, and Eric Lowitt 5. Responsibility as Profitability: Toward Responsible Shipbreaking / Petter Heier and Eric Lowitt 6. Renewing Consumerism / Judith Merkies MEP, Roope Mokka, and Eric Lowitt 7. Connecting the Water Drops / Bea Perez and Eric Lowitt Part Three: Putting It All Together to Move Forward 8. Leadership in the Collaboration Economy 9. Winning in the Collaboration Economy 10. Where Do We Go from Here? -- Endnotes -- About the Author -- Index. |
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The collaboration economy : how to meet business, social, and environmental needs and gain competitive advantage / / Eric Lowitt
| The collaboration economy : how to meet business, social, and environmental needs and gain competitive advantage / / Eric Lowitt |
| Autore | Lowitt Eric <1972-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658/.046 |
| Soggetto topico |
Competition
Consumption (Economics) Sustainable development |
| ISBN |
9781118573327
1118573323 9781118717639 1118717635 9781118573365 1118573366 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part One: Welcome to the Collaboration Economy 1. The Collaboration Economy : Prosperity and Social Dimensions Aligned Part Two: Bringing the Collaboration Economy to Life and Scale 2. Renewing the Global Energy Sector / Mark Vachon and Eric Lowitt 3. Renewing the U.S. Packaging Recycling System / Kim Jeffery, Michael Washburn, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chris Bartle, and Eric Lowitt 4. Renewing the Global Food System / Jan Kees Vis, Hal Hamilton, and Eric Lowitt 5. Responsibility as Profitability: Toward Responsible Shipbreaking / Petter Heier and Eric Lowitt 6. Renewing Consumerism / Judith Merkies MEP, Roope Mokka, and Eric Lowitt 7. Connecting the Water Drops / Bea Perez and Eric Lowitt Part Three: Putting It All Together to Move Forward 8. Leadership in the Collaboration Economy 9. Winning in the Collaboration Economy 10. Where Do We Go from Here? -- Endnotes -- About the Author -- Index. |
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Connecting to change the world : harnessing the power of networks for social impact / / Peter Plastrik, Madeleine Taylor and John Cleveland
| Connecting to change the world : harnessing the power of networks for social impact / / Peter Plastrik, Madeleine Taylor and John Cleveland |
| Autore | Plastrik Peter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia ; ; Covelo, California ; ; London, [England] : , : Island Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658/.046 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nonprofit organizations - Management - Technological innovations
Online social networks - Political aspects Social change |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61091-533-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Member Engagement""""Network Infrastructure""; ""Provisional Planning""; ""Periphery Relationships""; ""Chapter 6. Know Your Condition: Taking a Network�s Pulse""; ""Chapter 7. Back to Basics: Resetting a Network�s Design""; ""Chapter 8. Three Rules to Build By""; ""Afterword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Resources for Network Builders""; ""Appendices""; ""About the Authors""; ""Index""; ""Board of Directors"" |
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Connecting to change the world : harnessing the power of networks for social impact / / Peter Plastrik, Madeleine Taylor and John Cleveland
| Connecting to change the world : harnessing the power of networks for social impact / / Peter Plastrik, Madeleine Taylor and John Cleveland |
| Autore | Plastrik Peter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia ; ; Covelo, California ; ; London, [England] : , : Island Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658/.046 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nonprofit organizations - Management - Technological innovations
Online social networks - Political aspects Social change |
| ISBN | 1-61091-533-X |
| Classificazione | BUS074000BUS041000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Member Engagement""""Network Infrastructure""; ""Provisional Planning""; ""Periphery Relationships""; ""Chapter 6. Know Your Condition: Taking a Network�s Pulse""; ""Chapter 7. Back to Basics: Resetting a Network�s Design""; ""Chapter 8. Three Rules to Build By""; ""Afterword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Resources for Network Builders""; ""Appendices""; ""About the Authors""; ""Index""; ""Board of Directors"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787090103321 |
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Connecting to change the world : harnessing the power of networks for social impact / / Peter Plastrik, Madeleine Taylor and John Cleveland
| Connecting to change the world : harnessing the power of networks for social impact / / Peter Plastrik, Madeleine Taylor and John Cleveland |
| Autore | Plastrik Peter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia ; ; Covelo, California ; ; London, [England] : , : Island Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658/.046 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nonprofit organizations - Management - Technological innovations
Online social networks - Political aspects Social change |
| ISBN | 1-61091-533-X |
| Classificazione | BUS074000BUS041000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Member Engagement""""Network Infrastructure""; ""Provisional Planning""; ""Periphery Relationships""; ""Chapter 6. Know Your Condition: Taking a Network�s Pulse""; ""Chapter 7. Back to Basics: Resetting a Network�s Design""; ""Chapter 8. Three Rules to Build By""; ""Afterword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Resources for Network Builders""; ""Appendices""; ""About the Authors""; ""Index""; ""Board of Directors"" |
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Contractual joint ventures in China [[electronic resource] ] : formation, evolution and operation / / Yue Wang
| Contractual joint ventures in China [[electronic resource] ] : formation, evolution and operation / / Yue Wang |
| Autore | Wang Yue <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658/.046 |
| Soggetto topico |
Investments, Foreign - China
Joint ventures - China |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-60876-274-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455392703321 |
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Contractual joint ventures in China [[electronic resource] ] : formation, evolution and operation / / Yue Wang
| Contractual joint ventures in China [[electronic resource] ] : formation, evolution and operation / / Yue Wang |
| Autore | Wang Yue <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658/.046 |
| Soggetto topico |
Investments, Foreign - China
Joint ventures - China |
| ISBN | 1-60876-274-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778018103321 |
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Contractual joint ventures in China : formation, evolution and operation / / Yue Wang
| Contractual joint ventures in China : formation, evolution and operation / / Yue Wang |
| Autore | Wang Yue <1970-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658/.046 |
| Soggetto topico |
Investments, Foreign - China
Joint ventures - China |
| ISBN | 1-60876-274-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- CONTRACTUAL JOINT VENTURESIN CHINA: FORMATION,EVOLUTION AND OPERATION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- 1. INTRODUCTION: CONTRACTUAL JOINT VENTURESIN CHINA AND GUANGDONG -- 1.1 THE ECONOMIC TAKEOFF OF CHINA AND GUANGDONG: THEROLE OF FDI -- 1.2. THREE MAJOR FORMS OF FDI INCHINA AND GUANGDONG -- 1.3. THE RISE OF CJVS: INSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND -- 1.4. RESEARCH QUESTIONS -- 2. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS -- 2.1. THE THEORY OF THE FIRM: TRANSACTIONCOSTS AND AGENCY CONTRACTS -- 2.2. THE THEORY OF MNES -- 2.3. A DYNAMIC THEORY OF THE FIRM'S GROWTH -- 2.4. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF THE FIRM -- 2.5. ORGANISATION DESIGN OF THE FIRM -- 3. FDI IN CHINA AND HONG KONG'SINVESTMENT IN GUANGDONG -- 3.1. FDI IN CHINA -- 1979-1985: The Initial Stage -- 1986-1990: The Slow Growth -- 1991-1993: The Boom -- 1994-1997: The Continuing Growth -- 1998-2000: The Crossroad -- 3.2. HONG KONG'S INVESTMENT IN GUANGDONG -- 4. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- 4.1. THE SUBCONTRACTING CHOICE -- Transaction Cost Analysis of Subcontracting Choice -- Strategic Motivations of Subcontracting Choice -- 4.2. THE MANAGEMENT OF SUBCONTRACTING RELATIONSHIP -- The Protective Mechanisms of Subcontracting Relationship -- 4.3. RELATIONAL SUBCONTRACTING: THE CONTRACTUAL JOINTVENTURE AND ITS ALTERNATIVESIN A COMPARATIVE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK -- PandA Contracts: Quasi-Market Alternatives to CJVs -- EJVs and WFOEs: Hierarchical Alternatives to CJVs -- Hypotheses -- 5. METHODOLOGY AND SAMPLE FIRMS -- 5.1. DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES -- The Choice of a Structured Interview -- Participant Observation, Key Informants and Case Studies -- 5.2. SAMPLING METHOD AND STATISTICAL TOOLS -- Sampling Method -- Statistical Tools -- 5.3. SAMPLE FIRMS' CHARACTERISTICS -- 6. THE CONTRACTING CHOICE, TRANSACTIONSPECIFICFEATURES, AND OWNERSHIP ADVANTAGESOF CONTRACTUAL JOINT VENTURES.
6.1. THE CONTRACTING CHOICE OF CJVS -- 6.2. TRANSACTION SPECIFIC INVESTMENT FEATURES OF CJVS -- 6.3. OWNERSHIP ADVANTAGES OF CJVS: TRANSFER ANDSUSTAINABILITY -- 7. THE CHARACTERS OF CONTRACTUAL JOINTVENTURE PARTNERSHIPS -- 7.1. COMPLEMENTARY ASSETS OF CJV PARTNERS -- 7.2. LEARNING BETWEEN CJV PARTNERS -- Learning by local partners -- Learning by Hong Kong Partners -- 7.3. BARGAINING POWER, LEARNING RACE AND INTERDEPENDENCE -- Box 7.1. Case study of SH company: technology transfer through localisation -- Box 7.2. Case study of SH company: learning through localisation -- 8. THE MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOUR ANDPERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTUAL JOINT VENTURES -- 8.1. THE STRUCTURE OF MANAGEMENT CONTROL -- 8.2. TRUST AND CONTROL MECHANISMS -- 8.3. DISPUTES, DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CJVS' PERFORMANCE -- Box 8.1. Case study of SC company: cooperation without intervention -- Box 8.2. Case study of SC company: creating a mutual respect and trust -- 9. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- APPENDIX: QUESTIONNAIRE -- PART 1. GENERAL INFORMATION -- PART 2. BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOREIGN ANDDOMESTIC PARTNERS -- INDEX -- Blank Page. |
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