Handbook on international alliance and network research

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Handbook on international alliance and network research

edited by Jorma Larimo, Niina Nummela, Tuija Mainela

E. Elgar, 2017, c2015

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"Paperback edition 2017"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Over the past few decades, alliance and networks have been generally examined individually. This Handbook sheds new light on this research by combining the two topics and focuses on highlighting their similarities. The expert contributors discuss topics surrounding the state-of-the-art in alliance and network research such as organizing opportunities in international entrepreneurship; transaction costs in alliances and joint ventures; diaspora networks; and national culture and international alliances. They go on to look at conceptual developments relating to born globals; subsidiary performance; internationalisation; and knowledge transfer and organisational learning. Finally, they present empirical evidence of international alliances and networks. They combine diverse types of studies including literature reviews, conceptual papers and empirical studies in order to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the topic. Researchers with an interest in joint ventures and alliance and networks, along with students and academics of international business will find this book to be a valuable resource. Contributors: S. Andersson, U. Andersson, A. Arslan, G.B. Awuah, P Ekman, M. Elo, C. Erixon, N. Evers, P.N. Ghauri, M. Hilmersson, M. Hsia-Wen Ho, M. Johanson, V. Kaartemo, J. Larimo, C. Lopez-Duarte, H. Lundberg, T. Mainela, H. Makkonen, M. Marinov, S.T. Marinova, L.-G. Mattsson, H. Merchant, K.E. Meyer, N. Mirc, N. Nummela, R. Olkkonen, U.F. Ott, S. Papaioannou, E. Pernu, V. Puhakka, P.A. Ryan, S. Saarenketo, A. Salmi, P. Servais, A. Smith, A. Thyr, L. Torkkeli, P. Very, M.M. Vidal-Suarez, Y. Wang

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Contents: Introduction: Filling Gaps in Research on Interfirm Collaboration - Focus on Alliances and Networks Jorma Larimo, Niina Nummela and Tuija Mainela PART I STATE-OF-THE-ART IN ALLIANCE AND NETWORK RESEARCH 1. Diaspora Networks in International Business: A Review on an Emerging Stream of Research Maria Elo 2. National Culture and International Alliances: A Review of Recent Literature Cristina Lopez-Duarte and Marta M. Vidal-Suarez 3. Hybrid Ways of Organizing Opportunities in International Entrepreneurship Tuija Mainela, Vesa Puhakka and Per Servais 4. Transaction Cost Perspectives on Alliances and Joint Ventures: Explanatory Power and Empirical Limitations Klaus E. Meyer and Yi Wang PART II CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT IN ALLIANCE AND NETWORK RESEARCH 5. International Growth in Born Globals - Continued Growth through Networking on Institutionally Distant Markets Svante Andersson and Gabriel Baffour Awuah 6. Internal MNC Structures' Bearing on Externally Embedded Subsidiaries' Organizational Performance Ulf Andersson, Peter Ekman and Cecilia Erixon 7. Business Networks, Firm Strategy, Opportunity Development and Strategic Outcomes: A Conceptualization of the Initial Phase of Firm Internationalization Mikael Hilmersson, Martin Johanson, Helene Lundberg, Stylianos Papaioannou and Aron Thyr 8. Knowledge Transfer and Organizational Learning Processes in International Strategic Alliances: The Determinants, Consequences, and Moderators Mia Hsiao-Wen Ho and Pervez N. Ghauri 9. The Potential of Network Pictures for International Alliance and Network Research Valtteri Kaartemo, Hannu Makkonen and Rami Olkkonen 10. Dynamic Contracting Scenarios in International Strategic Alliances: Inter-temporal Culturally Sensitive Incentive Schemes Ursula F. Ott 11. Overlapping of Networks during the Transformation of the Russian Economy Asta Salmi and Lars-Gunnar Mattsson PART III EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCES AND NETWORKS 12. Inside Born Globals' International Network: A Microscopic Study of the Irish Digital Animation Sector Adele Smith, Paul A. Ryan and Natasha Evers 13. Greenfield Joint Ventures vs. Partial Acquisitions: Determinants of Collaborative Entry Strategies of Finnish Multinational Enterprises Ahmad Arslan and Jorma Larimo 14. Sustaining a Business: From Partnership to Acquisition Svetla Trifonova Marinova and Marin Marinov 15. Institutional Signatures or Firm-specific Imprints? Joint Venture Profiles and the Performance Panorama in Five Emerging Market Groups Hemant Merchant 16. Network Brokers as a Resource for Ensuring Acquisition Integration Nicola Mirc and Philippe Very 17. Individual Acting in Customer-focused Internal Networks Elina Pernu 18. The Development of Network Competence in an Internationalized SME Lasse Torkkeli, Sami Saarenketo and Niina Nummela Index

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