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Cooperative Strategy
Strategic
Management
Seventh edition
Cooperative Strategy
Cooperative Strategy
A strategy in which firms work together to achieve a
shared objective.
92
Strategic Alliance
A primary type of cooperative strategy in which
firms combine some of their resources and
capabilities to create a mutual competitive
advantage.
Involves the exchange and sharing of resources and
capabilities to co-develop or distribute goods and
services.
Requires cooperative behavior from all partners.
93
94
Strategic Alliance
Firm A
Firm B
Resources
Capabilities
Core Competencies
Resources
Capabilities
Core Competencies
Combined
Resources
Capabilities
Core Competencies
95
96
Table 9.1
Market
Reason
Slow-Cycle
Fast-Cycle
Standard-Cycle
97
Reason
Slow Cycle
98
Reason
Fast Cycle
99
Reason
Standard Cycle
910
Assessment of Corporate-Level
Cooperative Strategies
Compared to business-level strategies
Broader in scope
More complex
More costly
911
912
FIGURE
9.4
913
Inadequate contracts
Misrepresentation of competencies
Partners fail to use their
complementary resources
Holding alliance partners specific
investments hostage
Detailed contracts and management
Developing trusting relationships
Creating value
914
915
916