A THEORY OF GLOBAL STRATEGIC ALLIANCES - THE CASE OF THE GLOBAL AUTO INDUSTRY

被引:176
作者
BURGERS, WP
HILL, CWL
KIM, WC
机构
[1] UNIV WASHINGTON,SCH BUSINESS ADM,SEATTLE,WA 98195
[2] INSEAD,FONTAINEBLEAU,FRANCE
关键词
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; NETWORKS; AUTO INDUSTRY;
D O I
10.1002/smj.4250140603
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The theory articulated in this paper suggests that the desire to reduce demand and competitive uncertainty are two separate, important motives for alliance formation. Taking this as a starting point, we predict the configuration of horizontal alliances that we might expect to observe within an industry when firms experience these uncertainties to different degrees. An empirical test of this, theory using data from the global auto industry yields results consistent with the view (1) that alliances are a device for reducing both the uncertainties that arise from unpredictable demand conditions and those that arise from competitive interdependence, and (2) that variation of demand uncertainty and competitive uncertainty across firms explains differentials in both the intensity and structure of their horizontal alliance activity.
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页码:419 / 432
页数:14
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