The Capability of Alliance Manager Characteristics on Alliance's Performance

Autor: Ying-Shiou Chen, 陳盈秀
Rok vydání: 2014
Druh dokumentu: 學位論文 ; thesis
Popis: 102
Under competitive environment, firms need to form alliance because the limitation of internal resources. However, prior studies in alliance focused on partner choice and strategic complementary; neglected the role and the importance of alliance managers. This study suggests that manager''s background, alliance experience, coordination skill, conflict resolution capability, and knowledge integration capability, will contribute to alliance performance. Based on a survey of 45 firms in Taiwan, we find that manager’s alliance experience, coordination skill, conflict resolution capability, and knowledge integration capability have a positive relationship with alliance performance. These findings also suggest that firms may consider selecting a manager who is capable of experience and capability to achieve greater alliance performance.
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