The influence of business strategies on technological network activities

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The impact of marketing and technology strategies on a company's technology-oriented alliances is examined. Specifically, factor analysis was performed on data from 451 manufacturers to identify the strategy dimensions of customer orientation, variety orientation, technological innovation orientation, and quality and performance orientation. A subsequent cluster analysis revealed five types of business strategies: the technological leader, the customer-focused developer, the cost leader, the specializer and the dissipater.

Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries, Strategic alliances (Business)

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Organizing international technological collaboration in subcontractor relationships: an investigation of the knowledge-stickiness problem

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Technological knowledge is usually thought to be context-bound and remaining in local surroundings. It was examined how technological knowledge can be exchanged in international subcontractor relationships by employing relationship-oriented organizational practices. It was observed that the utilization of relationship-oriented practices varies with exports and the active development of subcontractors in product and process development activities.

Subcontracting

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Corporate strategic technological partnerships in the European information and communications technology industry

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Research is presented concerning the growing number of strategic technological partnerships which have been established in the information and communications technology sector. Corporate co-operation is discussed.

Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Telecommunications industry, Joint ventures, Information technology, Communications industry, Business enterprises

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