Part of Blackwell's Global Dimensions of Business series, this book emphasizes organizational competences and provides a direct bridge to the strategy frameworks and concepts essential to Executive Education programs. It focuses on capabilities, capability-building and knowledge.

Managers need to develop an understanding of innovation, off-shoring, outsourcing, inter-organizational arrangements and other aspects of supply chain management. This book helps executives and management students to make better sense of these different spheres of activity by exploring them in relation to each other.

Providing a comprehensive survey of strategic alliances, this book presents different disciplinary perspectives (economics, strategy, organization theory), and many examples from the corporate world. It is useful for business students and managers wishing to understand the challenges of managing alliances.