Classifying Synergistic Growth Options Embedded in Strategic Alliances

Francesco Baldi ()
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Francesco Baldi: LUISS Guido Carli University

Chapter Chapter 3 in Options in Alliances, 2013, pp 35-41 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Using the basic taxonomy of strategic partnerships suggested by Dussauge and Garrette (1999), we provide a real-options-based classification of growth option synergies enabled by alliances with indication of the latent real option type and discussion of typical real-world examples. Recurring real options that may arise depending on the form of alliance established with a competitor and are exercisable by the ally include: the option to switch to the alliance’s production in the case of a vertical complementary alliance; the option to abandon (or divest) the alliance’s operations in the case of a shared-supply alliance; the option to expand the scope of one’s own business outside the boundaries of the cooperative venture in the case of an horizontal complementary alliance; the option to learn reciprocally in the case of a quasi-concentration alliance.

Keywords: Simple/compound synergistic growth options; Proprietary/shared synergistic growth options; Horizontal/vertical complementary alliances; Shared-supply alliances; Quasi-concentration alliances (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-2850-0_3

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