Built to last but falling apart: Cohesion, friction and the durability of interfirm alliances

Henrich R. Greve; Joel A.C. Baum; Hitoshi Mitsuhashi; Tim Rowley

doi:10.5465/ambpp.2008.33628213

Built to last but falling apart: Cohesion, friction and the durability of interfirm alliances

Henrich R. Greve^*, Joel A.C. Baum, Hitoshi Mitsuhashi, Tim Rowley

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)

Abstract

We examine how relationship, network, and market-level sources of cohesion and friction cause firms to persist in or withdraw from alliances that jointly provide assets for service production. Study of alliance withdrawal is needed to complete our models of network dynamics, which thus far have focused primarily on alliance initiation. We investigate withdrawal from open-ended interfirm alliances in the shipping industry, and the findings include greater withdrawal rates as a result of market competition and time-dependent effects of direct and third-party ties. The study of alliance withdrawal is a necessary complement to the vast literature on alliance formation in pursuit of an understanding of network evolution.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2008.33628213
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2008 - Anaheim, CA, United States Duration: 2008 Aug 8 → 2008 Aug 13

Conference

Conference	68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2008
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anaheim, CA
Period	08/8/8 → 08/8/13

Keywords

Alliance exit
Network dynamics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Management Information Systems
Management of Technology and Innovation

Access to Document

10.5465/ambpp.2008.33628213

Cite this

@conference{9ff6803f1996456b86119c298795c695,

title = "Built to last but falling apart: Cohesion, friction and the durability of interfirm alliances",

abstract = "We examine how relationship, network, and market-level sources of cohesion and friction cause firms to persist in or withdraw from alliances that jointly provide assets for service production. Study of alliance withdrawal is needed to complete our models of network dynamics, which thus far have focused primarily on alliance initiation. We investigate withdrawal from open-ended interfirm alliances in the shipping industry, and the findings include greater withdrawal rates as a result of market competition and time-dependent effects of direct and third-party ties. The study of alliance withdrawal is a necessary complement to the vast literature on alliance formation in pursuit of an understanding of network evolution.",

keywords = "Alliance exit, Network dynamics",

author = "Greve, {Henrich R.} and Baum, {Joel A.C.} and Hitoshi Mitsuhashi and Tim Rowley",

year = "2008",

doi = "10.5465/ambpp.2008.33628213",

language = "English",

note = "68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2008 ; Conference date: 08-08-2008 Through 13-08-2008",

}

TY - CONF

T1 - Built to last but falling apart

T2 - 68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2008

AU - Greve, Henrich R.

AU - Baum, Joel A.C.

AU - Mitsuhashi, Hitoshi

AU - Rowley, Tim

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - We examine how relationship, network, and market-level sources of cohesion and friction cause firms to persist in or withdraw from alliances that jointly provide assets for service production. Study of alliance withdrawal is needed to complete our models of network dynamics, which thus far have focused primarily on alliance initiation. We investigate withdrawal from open-ended interfirm alliances in the shipping industry, and the findings include greater withdrawal rates as a result of market competition and time-dependent effects of direct and third-party ties. The study of alliance withdrawal is a necessary complement to the vast literature on alliance formation in pursuit of an understanding of network evolution.

AB - We examine how relationship, network, and market-level sources of cohesion and friction cause firms to persist in or withdraw from alliances that jointly provide assets for service production. Study of alliance withdrawal is needed to complete our models of network dynamics, which thus far have focused primarily on alliance initiation. We investigate withdrawal from open-ended interfirm alliances in the shipping industry, and the findings include greater withdrawal rates as a result of market competition and time-dependent effects of direct and third-party ties. The study of alliance withdrawal is a necessary complement to the vast literature on alliance formation in pursuit of an understanding of network evolution.

KW - Alliance exit

KW - Network dynamics

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087245975&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85087245975&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.5465/ambpp.2008.33628213

DO - 10.5465/ambpp.2008.33628213

M3 - Paper

AN - SCOPUS:85087245975

Y2 - 8 August 2008 through 13 August 2008

ER -

Built to last but falling apart: Cohesion, friction and the durability of interfirm alliances

Abstract

Conference

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this