Industry Restructuring Through Alliances: ‘Open Systems’ and the European Mainframe Computer Industry

Karel Cool and H. Landis Gabel

Chapter 13 in European Industrial Restructuring in the 1990s, 1992, pp 357-380 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Quite clearly, joint ventures, alliances and other forms of collaborative agreements have achieved spectacular growth in the 1980s (see Doz, 1990). They have sometimes been described as more flexible mechanisms toward building competitive advantage than the traditional ‘internal development’ and ‘merger and acquisition’ routes. Indeed, some firms like NEC and Komatsu are reputed to have been particularly able at exploiting alliances to strengthen their competitive position (see Hamel, Doz and Prahalad, 1989).

Keywords: Open Standard; Network Economy; Computer Industry; Dominant Firm; European Firm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1992
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-12582-1_13

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