This paper develops a multidimensional, process-based conceptualization of alliance
portfolio management capability. Arguing that such a capability consists of organizational …

This research conceptualizes and operationalizes alliance management capability. The
authors develop alliance management capability as a second-order construct to capture the …

In this paper, we offer a comprehensive alliance portfolio diversity construct that includes
partner, functional, and governance diversity. Grounding our work primarily with the …

Strategy scholars have asserted that a firm's alliance capability provides competitive
advantage. As interest in alliance capability has grown, we see two streams of research …

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 …

This article analyses how firms build their capabilities for alliance portfolios. We investigate
different solutions that are adopted across portfolio sizes, and whether the adoption of these …

A significant amount of empirical work has examined the role of alliances in enhancing firms'
innovative output and economic performance. Most of this research directly relates …

How does the nature of firms' alliance portfolio in terms of exploration versus exploitation
affect performance? Building on prior research grounded in the resource-based view and …

We advance competitive dynamics research by introducing alliance portfolio configuration
as an important antecedent of competitive action frequency. We propose and test a model …

In the age of alliances, the competitive advantage of a firm would reside in its capability to
manage alliances better than peers or competitors. Adopting a knowledge-based approach …