Strategic alliances as well as networks among firms are big issues in current business practice. The economy is changing from indepedent firms to a network economy. Paul R. Kleindorfer, Yoram (Jerry) Wind and Robert E. Gunther have edited a new book ‘The Network Challenge: Strategy, Profit, and Risk in an Interlinked World’ dedicated to this [...]

The 29th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE of the Strategic Management Society (Oct 11-14, 2009) will held in Washington DC and highlight the topic “Strategies in an Uncertain World”.The Conference aims to encourage discussions about research and strategies for addressing uncertainty and the opportunities created by changes in the world. Concepts of uncertainty have long been at [...]

Zia Yusuf (executive vice president global ecosystem and partner group at SAP) explains co-innovation and it’s impact on global business activities in the magazine SAP Spectrum (September 2008). According to Yusuf… “By investing in building a network of partners, companies can accelerate innovation and improve return on investment for customers.” He distinguishes between partnering and [...]

The Oxford Handbook of Inter-Organizational Relations by Steve Cropper, Mark Ebers, Chris Huxham, and Peter Smith Ring focuses on the study of Strategic Alliances, Networks and other forms of relationship between organizations. The book provides a overview of the field. Section 1 focuses on industry, supply, policy and project networks, public and voluntary sector partnerships, [...]

Michael E. Porter points out that Economic Development… “…must be a bottoms-up processin which many individuals, companies, and institutions take responsibility.” Furthermore he investiges that in the old model… “Government drives economic development through policy decisions and incentives” changes to… “Economic development is a collaborative process involving government at multiple levels, companies, teaching and research [...]