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FORTHCOMING: Penrose in the New Economy

Alliance Strategy

The post FORTHCOMING: Penrose in the New Economy appeared first on Alliance Strategy. by BENJAMIN GOMES-CASSERES — Forthcoming in Strategic Management Review — Edith Penrose’s theory eminently fit the mid?20th 20th century firms and.

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What the Biggest Business Deals of 2019 Tell Us About the Next Decade

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The post What the Biggest Business Deals of 2019 Tell Us About the Next Decade appeared first on Alliance Strategy. By Ben Gomes-Casseres | Originally in HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW | Unlike the earth’s climate, the climate for business deals remained stubbornly unchanged.

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Ecosystems and Platforms — LinkedIn Learning Course

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By Ben Gomes-Casseres | Online course on Lynda.com | This conversation with Ben demystifies ecosystems and platform strategies. The post Ecosystems and Platforms — LinkedIn Learning Course appeared first on Alliance Strategy.

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Should We Pursue This Alliance Opportunity?

Peter Simoons

Communicate that you will enter into conversations to explore the proposed alliance opportunity. Meanwhile do your homework by evaluating your alliance strategy and assess the partner fit. The practical way to approach this type of situation is as always, to be transparent and communicate clearly with your potential partner.

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Managing Ecosystems — ASAP Webinar

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By Ben Gomes-Casseres Excerpts from webinar for Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals, presented in July 2019. This 35 minute video covers: The post Managing Ecosystems — ASAP Webinar appeared first on Alliance Strategy.

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Three Tried and Tested Ways to Dramatically Improve Your Alliance Skills

Peter Simoons

Check the Alliance Reading List for a list of inspiring alliance literature. If you can only manage to read just one book from the list, then I recommend you read Ben Gomes-Casseres’ Remix Strategy *, it will inspire you to remix your alliance strategies to help find solutions that thrive in these turbulent times.

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Have you seen one Alliance?

Peter Simoons

Similarly, in alliances strategies might change or for some other reason the goal might not be feasible. As a comparison “example”, when we left Porto, my wife did not expect that she would need to skip the more challenging parts of the Camino. In such a case you also need to adjust your plans and your execution.