With technology in a constant state of change, transforming one industry after another in its
wake, no company can afford to hang on to the status quo for long. But neither can it predict …

Strategic alliances, as a means to acquire and coordinate resources for technological
development, market access and manufacturing efficiency, have during the last years …

The drug discovery and development industry is under intense pressure to become more
efficient and develop drugs better, faster, cheaper. Consequently, pharmaceutical and …

Since the late 1980s, the rate of interorganizational alliances, or voluntary agreements
between firms involving exchange, sharing, or codevelopment of products, technologies, or …

Strategic partnerships or strategic alliances have been called the “life blood” of companies
in the new biotechnology industry, and a large number of firms are now participating in such …

Causes and consequences of strategic alliance formation: The case of biotechnology Causes
and consequences of strategic alliance formation: The case of biotechnology Abstract While …

This thesis aimed to address a gap in the strategic management literature whereby theories
about the significance of alliances have been forwarded and accepted without adequate …

OVERVIEW: Although alliances are increasingly important to pharmaceutical companies,
about 60 percent of alliances fail to produce their desired outcomes. Most of these failures …

The ongoing biotechnology revolution provides an ideal context for research in strategic
choices because of the major technological changes in progress, the wide range of …

In the pharmaceutical industry, strategic alliances extend worldwide. In this exploratory
empirical study of 55 large firms and 54 small firms that are parties to strategic alliances, we …