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The need for scale as a driver of alliance formation : choosing between collaborative and autonomous production

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  • Garrette, Bernard
  • Castaner, Xavier
  • Dussauge, Pierre

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In this paper, the authors reconsider why firms choose to form horizontal alliances when launching a new product rather to undertake such a project on their own.

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  • Garrette, Bernard & Castaner, Xavier & Dussauge, Pierre, 2006. "The need for scale as a driver of alliance formation : choosing between collaborative and autonomous production," HEC Research Papers Series 821, HEC Paris.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebg:heccah:0821
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    Keywords

    alliance formation; autonomous production; collaborative production;
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    JEL classification:

    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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