The dramatic growth of global strategic alliances between firms is fundamentally reshaping
the nature of international business, Indeed, interfirm cooperation has become a crucial …

The determinants of strategic alliance performance have not been explored adequately in
the literature. Empirical studies abound with numerous kinds of performance measures but …

While studies on alliances have been substantial in the international business literature,
much is still unexplored in understanding what alliance performance really is and how …

We used two variables, competing similarity and cooperating similarity, in developing a
comprehensive model that forces a simultaneous treatment of partner characteristics and …

Organizational theorists have correctly argued that the emergence and maintenance of
robust cooperation between global strategic alliance partners is related to the diversity in the …

This study addresses a new dimension that describes interdependence between alliance
members, namely, economic integration–the extent to which resources contributed by …

Research summary: T his article explores the distribution of alliances across firms' internal
structure. Focusing on multinational companies, we examine the impact of alliance portfolio …

Interfirm collaborations have inspired a rich literature in marketing and strategy during the
past two decades. Building on this extant work, the authors developed a new construct …

Empirical research indicates that more than half of strategic alliances fail, and the outcomes
of alliance failure can be devastating. Despite the increased concern about managing …

ACROSS THE TRIAD, the incidence of alliance formation has been increasing. However,
using a combined sample of 9,896 alliances—the largest ever employed—we observe that …