Oded Shenkar & Jeffrey J. Reuer 
Handbook of Strategic Alliances [PDF ebook] 

The
Handbook of Strategic Alliances covers state-of-the-art research on strategic alliances and serves to pave the road for future alliance research. Little is understood about the specific managerial challenges involved in establishing and operating alliances from their initial setup and throughout their life cycle. The
Handbook is intended to fill this gap by looking inside some of the ‘black boxes’ that have been acknowledged in the alliance literature but seldom opened. Leading scholars and practitioners from around the globe chart the alliance literature, its evolution, current state, and future course. An in-depth look at cross-border alliances is examined; followed by an examination of new alliance forms in the new economy, entrepreneurial networks, and collaborations between for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. The
Handbook concludes with the examination of methodological issues addressing the prospect for interdisciplinary research.  



Key Features

• Covers the theoretical foundations that guide work on inter-firm collaboration, ranging from sociological perspectives to real options theory to diverse traditions within organizational economics


• Opens the ‘black boxes’ of alliance management across the life-cycle phases


• Examines cross-border alliances followed by an examination of new alliance forms in the new economy, entrepreneurial networks, and collaborations between for-profit and not-for-profit organizations


• Reviews existing methodologies with an emphasis on describing unconventional research and its promise for further advancement in the field  

The introduction of theory interfaces, empirical challenges, unconventional methodologies, and ‘black box’ phenomena are what makes
Handbook of Strategic Alliances the perfect resource for students and professional in the areas of Management, Strategy, International business, Organization Behavior / Human Resource Management, Economics, and Sociology.    

Table of Content

I. Introduction to Strategic Alliances

1. The Alliance Puzzle: Known Terrain, Black Boxes, and the Road Ahead – Oded Shenkar and Jeffrey J. Reuer

II. Theoretical Foundations

2. Strategic Alliances: A Survey of Issues from an Entrepreneurial Perspective – Mark Casson and Michael J. Mol

3. How Alliances Reshape Competition – Benjamin Gomes-Casseres

4. Opportunism in Cooperative Alliances: Conditions and Solutions – Yadong Luo

5. Understanding Partnering Processes and Outcomes: The Contribution of Evolutionary Theory – Prashant Kale and Maurizio Zollo

6. What Does a Real Options Perspective Add to the Understanding of Strategic Alliances? – Anju Seth and Tailan Chi

7. Networks of Strategic Alliances – Gordon Walker

III. Alliance Management: Opening the ‘Black Boxes’

8. Structuring and Restructuring Alliances: A Theory-Based Process Model – Stephen Tallman and Anupama Phene

9. Alliance Contractual Design – Africa Ariño and Jeffrey J. Reuer

10. Interorganizational Trust – Akbar Zaheer and Jared Harris

11. Exploring Dark Corners: An Agenda for Organizational Behavior Research in Alliance Contexts – Kwok Leung and Steven White

12. Alliance Forms and Human Resources Issues – Randall S. Schuler and Ibraiz Tarique

13. Learning and Knowledge Development in Alliances – Marjorie A. Lyles and Siegfried P. Gudergan

IV. Cross-Border Collaborations

14. Alliances and International Business Theory – Andrew Delios

15. Nurturing Successful Alliances Across Boundaries – Piero Morosini

16. International Joint Ventures in Emerging Economies: Past Drivers and Emerging Trends – Jaideep Anand and Prashant Kale

V. Nontraditional Strategic Alliances

17. Alliances in the New Economy – Lalit Manral and Kathryn Rudie Harrigan

18. Entrepreneurial Alliances and Networks – R. Duane Ireland, Michael A. Hitt, and Justin W. Webb

19. Strange Bedfellows: Alliances Between Corporations and Nonprofits – Ted London, Dennis A. Rondinelli, and Hugh O′Neill

VI. Alliance Research Methodologies

20. Research Methods in Alliances – Arvind Parkhe

21. Research Outside the ‘Core’: Opportunities in Alternative Approaches and Methods for Studying Cooperative Alliances – Jane Salk and Davina Vora

22. Modeling and Measuring the Performance of Alliances – Paul Olk

23. The Legitimacy of Messiness: Interdisciplinary Research, Systems of Innovation, and Strategic Alliances – Mark de Rond and Sonja Marjanovic

Index

About the Editors

About the Authors

About the author

Jeffrey J. Reuer is an Associate Professor at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.  Prior to joining UNC, he served on the faculties of INSEAD, the European Institute of Business Administration in Fontainebleau, France, and the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University.  He received his Ph.D. in strategic management from Purdue University.  His research is in the area of corporate strategy, and his current work uses information economics and real options theory to examine the structuring and implications of corporate investments such as alliances and acquisitions.  Current projects are on the contractual design of alliances and M&A, the roles IPOs play in corporate development processes, and firm outcomes associated with corporate investments in real options.  His research has appeared in a number of academic journals, including the Strategic Management Journal, the Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Research Policy, the Journal of International Business Studies, and the Journal of Management.  Some of the results of his work have been profiled in a number of practice-oriented articles in outlets such as the Harvard Business Review, the Financial Times, Long Range Planning, and the Academy of Management Executive.  He serves on the boards of the Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Organization, the Journal of International Business Studies, the Journal of Management, the Journal of Management Studies, and the European Management Journal.