Purpose – The aim of this paper is to identify the benefits seen by management in high technology strategic alliances using a means‐end framework. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative interviews with firm executives were conducted and a survey was then administered. Structural...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how network position can influence performance of firms and how firm‐specific characteristics can mediate this relation by asking: “Does network position influence performance of its members?” and “How could specialization choices...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the intellectual property (IP) aspects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. Design/methodology/approach – A holistic approach is proposed that embraces IP as an integral part of the M&A process in the form of a roadmap for the...

Purpose – Business cycles strongly influence corporate sales and profits, yet strategy research largely ignores the possibility that corporate management practices related to the business cycle influence profitability. This paper aims to offer initial empirical support for the view that high...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how key strategic decisions are made in practice at successful FTSE 100 companies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a semi‐structured interview with the Chairman of Whitbread plc, Reed Elsevier plc, Mr Anthony...

Purpose – The paper aims at extending extant research on sources of divestiture gains by suggesting a novel program‐based perspective on divestitures and analyzing the performance of program divestitures in comparison to single “stand‐alone” divestitures. Design/methodology/approach...