NDLI: Getting birds of a different feather to flock together: achieving integration of capabilities in strategic alliances

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Birchall, D.W. Tovstiga, G.
Copyright Year	2002
Description	Author affiliation: Henley Manage. Coll., Henley-On-Thames, UK (Birchall, D.W.)
Abstract	Strategic alliances that succeed in merging and integrating new knowledge streams do not just happen by chance. In fact, most attempts to do so fail. Competitive knowledge embedded in the strategic capabilities brought to the party by alliance partners is sticky. It is inextricably bound to the inherently nontradeable 'soft' assets of each of the partner organizations. 'Soft' assets include the values, culture, and the depositories of tacit knowledge in the form of hard-won experience of each of the respective partners. Due to their complex and tacit nature, these capabilities, in reality, cannot be 'acquired'. Successful alliances have shown, however, that knowledge streams can indeed be merged to form new strategic portfolios. Successful merging of strategic capabilities requires deliberate engineering. A number of critical factors come in to play. These must not be left to chance. In this paper, the authors identify and describe two of these: (1) complementarity of capabilities, and (2) fit of organizational culture and practices. A conceptual framework describing the role and interplay of these factors is developed. The paper uses the example of Syntheseas, the new joint venture between ABB and Schlumberger to illustrate the concepts developed.
Sponsorship	IEEE Eng. Manage. Soc
Starting Page	397
Ending Page	402
File Size	419330
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780373855
DOI	10.1109/IEMC.2002.1038465
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2002-08-18
Publisher Place	UK
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Birds Feathers Portfolios Knowledge management Merging Cultural differences Educational institutions International collaboration Humans Knowledge acquisition
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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