Alliance - Publications - Faculty & Research

1997
Conference Presentation

The Architecture of Cooperation: Managing Coordination Uncertainty and Interdependence in Strategic Alliances

By: Ranjay Gulati

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1996
Chapter

The LBO Association as a Relational Investing Regime: Clinical Evidence From Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.

By: Timothy A. Luehrman and W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Alliances; Investment

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October 1996 (Revised January 1997)
Case

Mt. Auburn Hospital

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Jaan Elias

In December of 1993, two of Boston's largest and best known hospitals, Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's, announced that they were setting aside their historic rivalry to form an alliance and build a regional health network. The announcement set off a wave... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Negotiation Offer; Alliances; Networks; Social Enterprise; Horizontal Integration; Health Industry; Boston

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September 1996 (Revised October 1996)
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Private Equity Investment in Russia: Alliance Cellulose Limited

By: Andre F. Perold, James Gray and Roberto Mignone

Keywords: Private Equity; Investment; Russia

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July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
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Northwest Airlines: Strategic Alliance and Strategic Position--May 1996

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer

Describes the strategic position of Northwest Airlines in 1996 and discusses its financial rebound and changes and improvements since the 1993 restructuring agreement. Describes the company's new strategy and its management of principal strategic assets, focusing at... View Details

Keywords: Air Transportation; Restructuring; Alliances; Competitive Strategy; Government Administration; Cooperation; Business Strategy; Air Transportation Industry; United States; Netherlands

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June 1996 (Revised March 1998)
Case

Skandia AFS: Developing Intellectual Capital Globally

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Takia Mahmood

Focuses on the measurement and management of organizational knowledge as a strategic asset, and on the deployment of information technology, organizational structure, and processes in leveraging that asset. View Details

Keywords: Global Strategy; Knowledge Sharing; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Alliances; Competitive Advantage; Information Technology

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May 1996 (Revised August 2001)
Case

Timberland and Community Involvement

By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias

The Timberland Co., a manufacturer and retailer of footwear, outdoor apparel, and accessories, committed itself to instituting and communicating a core set of values to its employees, stockholders, and consumers. The system of beliefs emphasized community service.... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Business and Community Relations; Social Enterprise; Corporate Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry

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1996
Working Paper

How Strategic Networks Get Built: The Dynamics of Alliance Formation in the Global Automobile Industry

By: Nitin Nohria and Carlos Garcia-Pont

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1996
Chapter

Sequencing to Build Coalitions: With Whom I Should I Talk First?

By: James K. Sebenius

Keywords: Negotiation; Alliances; Decision Choices and Conditions

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March 1996 (Revised November 1996)
Case

Supermarkets in Inner Cities

By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias

Excerpts from five articles that present the challenges and opportunities inherent in opening and operating supermarkets in inner-city neighborhoods. View Details

Keywords: Urban Scope; Market Entry and Exit; Alliances; Business and Government Relations; Problems and Challenges; Development Economics; Business and Community Relations; Business Ventures; Strategic Planning; Cooperation

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winter 1996
Article

Cause-Related Marketing: Finding the Ideal Corporate Alliance

By: S. A. Greyser

Keywords: Marketing; Alliances

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1996
Working Paper

Winner-Take-All Alliances

By: Tarun Khanna

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December 1995
Article

Social Structure and Alliance Formation Patterns: A Longitudinal Analysis

By: Ranjay Gulati

Keywords: Alliances; Society; Theory

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1995
Chapter

Dealing with Blocking Coalitions and Related Barriers to Agreement: Lessons from Negotiations on the Oceans, the Ozone, and the Climate

By: James K. Sebenius

Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements; Alliances; Negotiation; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change

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1995
Book

Strategic Alliances: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Globalization

By: M. Y. Yoshino and S. Rangan

Keywords: Alliances; Entrepreneurship; Globalization

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February 1995
Article

Does Familiarity Breed Trust? The Implications of Repeated Ties on Contractual Choice in Alliances

By: Ranjay Gulati

Keywords: Trust; Contracts; Decision Choices and Conditions; Alliances

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January 1995 (Revised March 1995)
Supplement

Apple Computer 1995 (A)

By: David B. Yoffie and Takia Mahmood

Updates Apple Computer--1992. Summarizes the key strategic actions from 1992 to 1995 regarding PCs, the PowerMac, multimedia, OS licensing, and alliances with IBM. View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Alliances; Rights; Computer Industry

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