Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2009, 17(4):19-33 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.276

Strategic Business Alliances: Qualitative Analysis of Specific Factors of Business Clusters

Marek Jemala
Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave, Fakulta podnikového manažmentu (marek.jemala@euba.sk).

Global corporations and companies with international portfolios increasingly concentrate their activities not only on the international expansion of their products or services and global diversification of their capital portfolios, but also on an effective integration in the global value chain in all areas of their activities. This article focuses on the specific analysis of strategic business alliances, which are built on the principles of cluster organization in order to obtain higher synergic effects. This analysis is based on the intensive literature review and several case studies of an organization of different clusters with various specialisations in different areas. The main objective of the analysis is to determine clearly the characterisation and taxonomy of clusters, specific reasons for establishing/running a cluster, and the main advantages and risks of these structures in the global business environment.

Keywords: Strategic business alliances, Clusters, Global production chain, Innovation process
JEL classification: F01, G34, O31, O32

Published: August 1, 2009  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Jemala, M. (2009). Strategic Business Alliances: Qualitative Analysis of Specific Factors of Business Clusters. Acta Oeconomica Pragensia, 17(4), 19-33. doi: 10.18267/j.aop.276
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Open full article

    References

    1. AKBAR, H. Y; FERENČIKOVÁ, S. 2007. Industrial clustering and global value chain in CEE: Role of MNE in industrial upgrading. Prague Economic Papers. 2007, č. 3, s. 237-251. Go to original source...
    2. ATALLAH, G. 2005. R@D Cooperation with Asymetric Spillovers. Canadian Journal of Economics. 2005, roč. 38, č. 3, s. 919-936. Go to original source...
    3. BOTTAZZI, L. A.; PERI, G. 2007. The International Dynamics of R@D and Innovation in the long run and in the short run. The Economic Journal. 2007, roč. 117, March, s. 486-511. Go to original source...
    4. CANIELS, M. C. J. C.; ROMIJN, H. A. 2005. What drives innovativeness in industrial clusters? Transcen-ding the debate. Cambridge Journal of Economics. 2005, vol. 29, s. 497-515. Go to original source...
    5. DAEDEOK VALLEY 2008. Rozne informačné správy [on-line]. Júl-August 2008. www.ddvalley.net.
    6. DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY UK. 2003. A Practical guide to Cluster Development [online]. Január 2008. http://dti.gov.uk/clusters.
    7. DECOURCY, J. 2005. Cooperative research and development and strategic trade policy. Canadian Journal of Economics. 2005, vol. 38, no. 2, s. 546-573. Go to original source...
    8. EVIAKOVÁ, P 2007. Klastre a proces ich zakladania [on-line]. November 2007. http://klaster.sk.
    9. GOERZEN, A. 2007. Alliance Networks and Firm Performance: The impact of repeated partnerships. Strategic Management Journal. 2007, vol. 28, no. 28, s. 487-509. Go to original source...
    10. HANNESS, L. 2006. Clustering - how to boost innovation. European Innovation Journal. 2006, no. 5, s. 16.
    11. HANSEN, M. T; CHESBROUGH, N. N.; SULL, D. N. 2000. Networked incubators. Harward Business Review. 2000, vol. 78, no. 10, s. 74-84.
    12. JEMALA, L. 1998. Stratégia a systém manažmentupredvýrobných procesov. Bratislava : Gupress, 1998. ISBN 80-900467-1-1.
    13. JIRÁSEK, J. A. 2007. Klastry ve znalostní ekonomice. Moderní řízení. 2007, č. 6, s. 15-17.
    14. KETELS, CH.; LINDQVIST, G.; SOLVELL, O. 2003. Cluster Initiative Greenbook [on-line]. Január 2008. http://cluster-research.org/greenbook.htm.
    15. LEE, CH. S.; HSIEH, P F 2008. A Framework for Analysing Innovation and Value Creation Strategies in Regional Services Clusters. In Zborník z medzinárodnej konferencie 17th Inernational Conferen-ce of Management of Technology, IAMOT 2008, Dubai.
    16. LEE, T. L. 2008. Network Analysis of Opto-electronics Industry: A Case of Taiwan. In Zborník z medzinárodnej konferencie 17th Inernational conference of Management of Technology, IAMOT 2008, Dubai.
    17. MAJTÁN, Š. A KOL. 2007. Podnikové hospodárstvo. Bratislava : Sprint, 2007, s. 104-117. ISBN 978-80-89085-79-8.
    18. NAYYAR, D. 2006. Globalisation, history and development: a tale of two centuries. Cambridge Journal of Economics. 2006, vol. 30, s. 137-159. Go to original source...
    19. OTSUKA, K. 2006. Cluster-based industrial development: A view from East Asia. The Japanese Economic Review. 2006, vol. 57, no. 3., s. 361-374. Go to original source...
    20. PAVELEKOVÁ, D. 2006. Klastry jako cesta ke zvýšení výkonnosti podniků a regionů. In Zborník z medzinárodnej konferencie Nová teorie ekonomiky a manažmentu organizací, VŠE, Praha, s. 1141-1151.
    21. PITRA, Z. 2006. Inovačné strategické aliancie - podnikatelské ekosystémy. In Zborník z medzinárodnej konferencie Nová teorie ekonomiky a manažmentu organizací, VŠE, Praha, s. 1203-1212.
    22. PRNO, I. 2006. Klastre - nové nástroje ekonomického rozvoja [on-line]. Január 2008. http://comm1. sopk.sk.
    23. PROPRIS, L.; DRIFFIELD, N. 2006. The importance of clusters for spillovers from foreign direct investment and technology sourcing. Cambridge Journal of Economics. 2006, vol. 30, s. 277-291. Go to original source...
    24. SILICON VALLEY 2008. Rozne informačné správy [on-line]. Júl-August 2008. http://jointventure.org/sv.
    25. SKOKAN, K. 2007. Klastry v transformaci regionu - pět let poté. Ekonomická Revue. 2007, č. 2-3, s. 149-159.
    26. SVATÝ, F; JEMALA, M. 2006. Inovačná aktivita technológiía jej hodnotenie v prostredíznalostnej ekonomiky. Bratislava : Ekonóm, 2006. ISBN 80-225-2198-1.
    27. ŠIKULA, M. 2006. Konkurencieschopnos' v sůradniciach globalizácie. Ekonomický časopis. 2006, roč. 54, č. 10, s. 970.
    28. ŠIMON, M.; TROBLOVÁ, P 2007. Organizační vývoj klastru. Ekonomika a Management. 2007, č. 3, s. 25-33.
    29. TAM, P-W. 2007. Silicon Valley's recovery picks up. Wall Street Journal. 2007, 29. 1., s. 4.
    30. UNCTAD. 2000. World investment report. OSN, 2000. ISBN 92-1-112490-5.
    31. UNCTAD. Rozne roky. Handbook of International Trade, Handbook of Statistics, World Investment Report [on-line]. Február 2008. http://unctad.org.
    32. VÝKLADOVÝ SLOVNÍK ANGLICKÝCH VÝRAZOV 7. RÁMCOVÉHO PROGRAMU. 2007. [on-line]. De-cember 2007. http://www.slovakfp6.sk.
    33. WANG, L.; ZAJAC, E. J. 2007. Alliance or Acquisition? A Dyadic Perspective on Interfirm Resource Combinations. Strategic Management Journal. 2007, vol. 28, s. 1291. Go to original source...
    34. WORLD BANK. Rozne roky. World developmentindicators [on-line]. Február 2008. http://worldbank.org.
    35. WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION. Rozne roky. International merchandise trade statistics [on-line]. Február 2008. http://wto.org.

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original publication is properly cited. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.


    Return to the content