The impact of value on governance decisions for IT-based alliances: Evidence from a joint venture in the wireless networks industry

Adamantia G. Pateli, George M. Giaglis

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    Abstract

    Consideration of cost and resource benefits generated from an alliance have prevailed the theoretical and empirical research about strategic alliances and value networks/ webs. As research in the area advances, strategic and financial theories, such as Game Theory and Real Options Theory, set the groundwork for investigating the anticipated strategic value for IT-based alliances. This paper presents the theoretical consideration of a research stream building on the premise that strategic value affects not only the formation of alliances but also their governance, denoting the level of commitment that partners wish to have with each other. The paper provides a theoretically-based conceptualization of the expected alliance value and discusses a set of research propositions and hypotheses on the direct and indirect impact of firms ' value expectations on their preference for the alliance governance mode. Finally, using evidence from a case study, it identifies the role of value expectations in an alliance's shift from contract-based agreement to joint venture.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2007, HICSS'07
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007
    Event40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2007, HICSS'07 - Big Island, HI, United States
    Duration: 3 Jan 20076 Jan 2007

    Other

    Other40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2007, HICSS'07
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityBig Island, HI
    Period3/01/076/01/07

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