Options in Alliances Valuing Flexibility in Inter-Firm Collaborations /

• Main Author: Baldi, Francesco. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Business,
• Subjects: Business.; Leadership.; Finance.; Business and Management.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Finance, general.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

The real options-based conceptual framework for alliance-making presented here responds to the challenge of developing a new metrics for managing strategic partnerships in the face of uncertainty. Such a framework involves: mapping (and selecting one of) the various staged paths envisioned for the s...

Table of Contents:

• Part I A Real Options-Based Analysis of Synergies Created via Strategic Alliances
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Managing Strategic Alliances in Good and Bad Times
• 3. Classifying Synergistic Growth Options Embedded in Strategic Alliances
• 4. A Real Options-Based Conceptual Framework for Alliance-Making
• 5. A Portfolio Approach to Actively Managing Alliances: the SGO Matrix
• 6. Conclusions
• Part II Ớ<U+001c> Case Studies
• 7. Assessing Strategic Alliances in Bad Times: the Case of General Motors - Fiat
• 8. Bidding for a Strategic Alliance in Good Times: the Case of Chevron - Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.