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Formation, Maintenance and Success of Strategic Alliances in a Manufacturing Supply Chain

Current attempts to study strategic alliances have been hampered by the lack of a unified theory. In this dissertation, resource-based theory, knowledge-based view, contingency theory, transaction cost theory, social exchange theory, and personal relationship theory have been integrated to examin...

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Main Author: Loke, Siew Phaik
Format: Thesis
Language:English
English
Published: 2008
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Strategic alliances (Business).
Business logistics.
Industrial management.
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6925/1/GSM_2008_6.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.69252023-11-21T03:01:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6925/ Formation, Maintenance and Success of Strategic Alliances in a Manufacturing Supply Chain Loke, Siew Phaik Current attempts to study strategic alliances have been hampered by the lack of a unified theory. In this dissertation, resource-based theory, knowledge-based view, contingency theory, transaction cost theory, social exchange theory, and personal relationship theory have been integrated to examine factors relating to strategic alliances in manufacturing supply chains. The factors used in this research: strategic alliance motives, environment, asset specificity, perception of opportunistic behavior, degree of interdependence, degree of integration, and strategic alliance outcomes. Interviews and survey procedures have been used to sample senior executives involved with manufacturing operations and supply chain management. Path analysis using LISREL has been employed to test the integrated research model. Results indicate that strategic alliance formation is influenced by motives and environment. Strategic alliance motives have a positive impact on task, goal and reward interdependence, as well as on the degree of integration (communication, trust and commitment) between strategic alliance partners. Investment in specific assets reduces levels of perceived opportunism and increased levels of interdependence and integration. Perception of opportunistic behavior negatively influences interdependence and integration. Interdependence has been found to have a strong positive effect on integration. Strategic alliance success is determined by goal achievement, value creation and satisfaction. Environment does not moderate the effect of strategic alliance motives on integration. These findings offer a better understanding of inter-firm collaboration and may be valuable in preparing managers for the challenges of strategic alliance management. 2008-07 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6925/1/GSM_2008_6.pdf Loke, Siew Phaik (2008) Formation, Maintenance and Success of Strategic Alliances in a Manufacturing Supply Chain. Doctoral thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Strategic alliances (Business). Business logistics. Industrial management. English
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topic Strategic alliances (Business).
Business logistics.
Industrial management.
spellingShingle Strategic alliances (Business).
Business logistics.
Industrial management.
Loke, Siew Phaik
Formation, Maintenance and Success of Strategic Alliances in a Manufacturing Supply Chain
description Current attempts to study strategic alliances have been hampered by the lack of a unified theory. In this dissertation, resource-based theory, knowledge-based view, contingency theory, transaction cost theory, social exchange theory, and personal relationship theory have been integrated to examine factors relating to strategic alliances in manufacturing supply chains. The factors used in this research: strategic alliance motives, environment, asset specificity, perception of opportunistic behavior, degree of interdependence, degree of integration, and strategic alliance outcomes. Interviews and survey procedures have been used to sample senior executives involved with manufacturing operations and supply chain management. Path analysis using LISREL has been employed to test the integrated research model. Results indicate that strategic alliance formation is influenced by motives and environment. Strategic alliance motives have a positive impact on task, goal and reward interdependence, as well as on the degree of integration (communication, trust and commitment) between strategic alliance partners. Investment in specific assets reduces levels of perceived opportunism and increased levels of interdependence and integration. Perception of opportunistic behavior negatively influences interdependence and integration. Interdependence has been found to have a strong positive effect on integration. Strategic alliance success is determined by goal achievement, value creation and satisfaction. Environment does not moderate the effect of strategic alliance motives on integration. These findings offer a better understanding of inter-firm collaboration and may be valuable in preparing managers for the challenges of strategic alliance management.
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title Formation, Maintenance and Success of Strategic Alliances in a Manufacturing Supply Chain
title_short Formation, Maintenance and Success of Strategic Alliances in a Manufacturing Supply Chain
title_full Formation, Maintenance and Success of Strategic Alliances in a Manufacturing Supply Chain
title_fullStr Formation, Maintenance and Success of Strategic Alliances in a Manufacturing Supply Chain
title_full_unstemmed Formation, Maintenance and Success of Strategic Alliances in a Manufacturing Supply Chain
title_sort formation, maintenance and success of strategic alliances in a manufacturing supply chain
publishDate 2008
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6925/1/GSM_2008_6.pdf
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