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Introduction. Strategic Alliance Research: Progress and Prospects, Jeffrey Reuer<br/>Part I: Overview of Research on Interfirm Collaboration <br/>1. Why Should Firms Cooperate? The Strategy and Economics Basis for Cooperative Ventures, F. J. Contractor and P. Lorange<br/>2. Joint Ventures: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives, B. Kogut<br/>3. International Joint Ventures, A. Parkhe<br/>Part II: Economic Perspectives on Interfirm Collaboration <br/>4. A Transaction Cost Theory of Equity Joint Ventures, J.-F. Hennart<br/>5. Information Asymmetry, Adverse Selection, and Joint Ventures, S. Balakrishnan and M. P. Koza<br/>6. The Choice Between Mergers/Acquisitions and Joint Ventures: The Case of Japanese Investors in the United States, J.-F. Hennart and S. Reddy<br/>7. Asymmetric Information and Joint Venture Performance: Theory and Evidence for Domestic and International Joint Ventures, J. J. Reuer and M. P. Koza<br/>Part III: Real Options Perspectives on Interfirm Collaboration <br/>8. Joint Ventures and the Option to Expand and Acquire, B. Kogut<br/>9. Collaborative Ventures and Value of Learning: Integrating the Transaction Cost and Strategic Option Perspectives on Foreign Market Entry, T. Chi and D. J. McGuire<br/>10. Downside Risk Implications of Multinationality and International Joint Ventures, J. J. Reuer and M. J. Leiblein<br/>Part IV: Learning Perspectives on Interfirm Collaboration <br/>11. Competition for Competence and Interpartner Learning Within International Strategic Alliances, G. Hamel<br/>12. The Dynamics of Learning Alliances: Competition, Cooperation, and Relative Scope, T. Khanna, R. Gulati, and N. Nohria<br/>13. Working Abroad, Working with Others: How Firms Learn to Operate International Joint Ventures, H. G. Barkema, O. Shenkar, F. Vermeulen, and J. H. J. Bell<br/>Part V: Relational Perspectives on Interfirm Collaboration <br/>14. The Relational View: Cooperative Strategy and Sources of Interorganizational Competitive Advantage, J. H. Dyer and H. Singh<br/>15. Alliances and Networks, R. Gulati<br/>16. Social Capital, Structural Holes, and the Formation of an Industry Network, G. Walker, B. Kogut, and W. Shan<br/> |
