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Learning from competing partners: outcomes and durations of scale and link alliances in Europe, North America and Asia

Article Abstract:

The authors discuss their study of outcomes of strategic business alliances among competing firms. The methodology and results of the study are examined and link and scale alliances are contrasted.

International aspects, International competition (Commerce), International competition (Economics)

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Asymmetric performance: the market share impact of scale and link alliances in the global auto industry

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A study was conducted to examine how participation in different strategic alliances with rival companies affects the relative competitive positions of the partner firms. The scale and link alliances among several competing firms in the international automobile industry were investigated.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Marketing procedures, Research Findings, Forecasts and trends, Automobile industry, Market trend/market analysis, Marketing research, Market research

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Resource redeployment following horizontal acquisitions in Europe and North America, 1988-1992

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A study was conducted to examine resource redeployment between acquired and acquiring firms after going through horizontal mergers and acquisitions. Data from 253 mergers and acquisitions in the timeframe covering 1988 to 1992 between manufacturing companies in the same industry were applied to a five-part typology of financial, managerial, manufacturing, marketing and R&D resources. Findings revealed that targets and acquirers commonly redistribute resources post horizontal acquisitions, particularly those resources that are typically exposed to market failure. The intensity of redeployment of each resource type was shown to rise with the asymmetry of the relative strength of the merging organizations in terms of resources.

Research, Acquisitions and mergers, Resource allocation

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