M & A versus alliances : the impact of partner-specific alliance experience on governance choice /
Hauptbeschreibung When companies decide upon a strategy to achieve and sustain growth, they can choose between different options to reach this goal. If external growth is chosen, alliances and acquisitions are typically considered alternative governance structures that involve cooperative efforts on...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hamburg :
Diplomica Verlag,
2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Hauptbeschreibung When companies decide upon a strategy to achieve and sustain growth, they can choose between different options to reach this goal. If external growth is chosen, alliances and acquisitions are typically considered alternative governance structures that involve cooperative efforts on the inter-organizational level. Despite this similarity, each of the two governance types has its own strengths and weaknesses: alliances are based on contracts and offer the firm a substantial level of flexibility while acquisitions are ownership-based and imply a higher degree of commitmen. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (150 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9783842818644 3842818645 |