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The Decision to Terminate a Strategic Alliance
Concha, A.; Ariño, AfricaTechnical Note DGN-614-EStrategyThis technical note offers managers a discussion of some basic concepts concerning the termination of strategic alliances. An alliance should be terminated when the expected benefits are exceeded by the costs. This happens when the goals pursued through the alliance are no longer being achieved by means of the alliance, or when the alliance's management and coordination costs increase beyond an acceptable level, or when there are changes in the e...Starting at €8.20
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Partner selection in strategic alliances
Concha, A.; Ariño, AfricaTechnical Note DGN-612-EStrategyThis technical note offers managers a discussion of some fundamental issues to be considered when selecting a partner for a strategic alliance. Choosing the right partner is key to alliance success. First, the note discusses the issues to be considered when selecting a partner, then it offers some recommendations to help managers who want to find the best partner for a planned strategic alliance.Starting at €8.20
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Managing Strategic Alliances: A Process Framework
Otegui M.; Ariño, AfricaTechnical Note DGN-646-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThis note provides a framework for managing strategic alliances (SAs). The high rate of SA failure unveils the fact that mutual cooperation is not automatic. Accordingly, management needs to be proactive both at the SA formation and implementation stages. By proposing the analysis of five issues to be considered at different stages of the SA lifecycle, we provide a framework that helps managers reduce the possibilities of failure when forming and...Starting at €8.20
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Alstom (C): The Joint Venture Dissolution
Vendiola C.; Ariño, AfricaCase DG-1357-EStrategyIn March 1999, Alstom's chairman was reviewing the forecasted results of his company¿s first year of operation and he had plenty of reasons to be proud of the achievements of the company in only oneyear of operation. Alstom was a French giant in the energy and transportation business. Although the results looked very promising, competing in this industry required a strategy. The matter was complicated by GE's unwillingness to continue the license...Starting at €5.74
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Innovis Telecom: Entrepreneurial Internationalization
Ariño, Africa; Tatarinov, KatherineCase SM-1627-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations Management, StrategyInnovis was a telecom services start-up founded in 2010 in India. Due to certain government regulations banning the import of telecom equipment from China, Innovis managers saw that the survival of the company was at risk and that it would have a greater competitive advantage if it were to provide its services in countries outside India. Within the first five years of its existence, and with limited resources, the company had already expanded to ...Starting at €8.20
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Alstom (A): In Search of a Partner
Vendiola C.; Ariño, AfricaCase DG-1355-EStrategyIn March 1999, Alstom's chairman was reviewing the forecasted results of his company¿s first year of operation and he had plenty of reasons to be proud of the achievements of the company in only oneyear of operation. Alstom was a French giant in the energy and transportation business. Although the results looked very promising, competing in this industry required a strategy. The matter was complicated by GE's unwillingness to continue the license...Starting at €8.20
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Alstom (B): The Joint Venture with ABB
Vendiola C.; Ariño, AfricaCase DG-1356-EStrategyIn March 1999, Alstom's chairman was reviewing the forecasted results of his company¿s first year of operation and he had plenty of reasons to be proud of the achievements of the company in only oneyear of operation. Alstom was a French giant in the energy and transportation business. Although the results looked very promising, competing in this industry required a strategy. The matter was complicated by GE's unwillingness to continue the license...Starting at €5.74
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Freixenet: Strategic Alliances for Internationalization
Ariño, Africa; Gallo Ll.Case DG-1300-EStrategyOn October 14, 1999, some of Freixenet's top executives met to try to decide how to focus the expansion in new markets. All of them had several years of service in the company and were witnesses to, and even "guilty parties" in some cases, of the company's successful international career. They decided that their best option was to briefly review what had already been achieved to help them decide what would be the best expansion plan.Starting at €8.20
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Innovis Telecom: Entrepreneurial Internationalization - Teaching Note
Ariño, Africa; Tatarinov, KatherineTeaching Note SMT-116-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations Management, StrategyInnovis was a telecom services start-up founded in 2010 in India. Due to certain government regulations banning the import of telecom equipment from China, Innovis managers saw that the survival of the company was at risk and that it would have a greater competitive advantage if it were to provide its services in countries outside India. Within the first five years of its existence, and with limited resources, the company had already expanded to ...Starting at €0.00
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Building Blocks for Healthy Alliance Coordination
Ariño, Africa; Andreu i Civit, RafaelArticle ART-3133-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyThe case of a healthcare alliance serves to illustrate how partners can better coordinate their activities to improve their joint performance. Building on the knowledge-based view of the firm, the authors distill the microcomponents that underpin coordination at the intrafirm level, and they extend that framework to the alliance level. By knowing which individual-level capabilities, knowledge pieces, routines and coordination schemes to adjust, t...Starting at €8.20