Designing alliance networks: The influence of network position, environmental change, and strategy on firm performance

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 639-661

  Koka, Balaji R ^a   Prescott, John E ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance networks; Entrepreneurial network position; Network position; Network structure and performance; Prominent network position; Social networks

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ALLIANCE NETWORKS; ENTREPRENEURIAL NETWORK POSITION; INDUSTRY ALLIANCE; NETWORK POSITION; NETWORK STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE; PROMINENT NETWORK POSITION; STRATEGIC RESPONSES;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 44149119614     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.679     Document Type: Article

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