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Exploring the relationships between tangible and intangible resources in a learning alliance dynamics: comment on the paper by Kapmeier
Author(s) -
Bivona Enzo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/sres.907
Subject(s) - alliance , citation , dynamics (music) , computer science , world wide web , library science , sociology , history , pedagogy , archaeology
Kapmeier (2008) focuses his research on common\udlearning and firms’ opportunistic behaviour in\udlearning alliances. A strategic alliance, as clearly\udstated by Gulati (1998, p. 293) is a voluntary\udarrangement between firms to exchange and\udshare knowledge as well as resources with the\udintent of developing processes, products or\udservices. This is a relevant topic not only for\udthose firms that operate in industries characterized\udtypically by high R&D investments, but also\udfor those scholars who are interested in exploring\udthe real causes of success and failure of an\udalliance