Alliances Research Articles

Records and Alliances

Records and Alliances

Alliances and groupings in the local public transportation sector. A preliminary survey of strategic motivations

This paper analyzes thirty-two cases including alliances, merger consortiums, acquisitions and partnerships between diverse major Italian companies in the Local Public Transportation Sector. In order to single out the principal trends, special attention has been paid to the aims of the players, their needs and the strategies implemented. The actions taken by the institutions and the competent authorities regarding the regulations have also had a very important role, mostly after the Law 422/97 (Decreto Burlando), that, by introducing transparent public selections, has forced Local Authorities to modify players’ strategies to become more efficient and sustainable by promoting, liberalizing and modernizing the service. The players, accustomed to a competition-free framework, have had to face the change by MA utilities; m&a in the public sector.

The longue durée of colonial violence in Latin America

There can be no doubt that physical violence was a constant feature of Spanish and Portuguese colonialism in Latin America. Far from being uniform, however, the form and extent of colonial violence varied considerably between different regions and time periods. The paper discusses these differences and relates them, among other things, to the character of the native societies as well as to the different systems of economic exploitation the colonizers used. In another section, the patterns of violent protest against colonial rule will be discussed where periods of relative 'peacefulness' alternated with times of massive violence. Beyond this, it is argued that alliances between Europeans and indigenous groups played an important role in the establishment and preservation of colonial rule. Emphasizing native complicity in the colonial system by no means absolves Europeans from their responsibility for colonialism in Latin America as such or, more specifically, for the bulk of colonial violence. However, in view of the fact that the Spanish and Portuguese remained a small minority throughout most of Latin America up to the end of the colonial period, this aspect seems crucial to the understanding of how colonialism was possible at all. In a concluding section the long term consequences of the colonial violence and its legitimizing ideal after independence will be discussed. (author's abstract) Language: en

Dal sistema impresa ai sistemi di imprese. Suggestioni e limiti delle reti d’impresa

Globalization of markets, shortened time to market and diffusion of information and communication technologies represent some of the most relevant trend in the firm competitive landscape. Competition in this scenario in mostly based on the ability of the firm to gain, at the same time, two different goals: innovation and economic efficiency. Tackling this issue, our work analyze alternative forms of division of labor at macro level, underlying the importance of setting up localized economic. In particular, we focus on networks and alliances aiming to explore the so called “network capitalism”. Finally, we propose a discussion about the capabilities needed by different organizations in order to be successful in the actual competitive environment.

Venture capital informale e imprenditorialità

Two organized systems that are recently playing an important role in the organization of the informal venture capital market are angel groups and business intermediaries. While the former has grown fast in the US, the latter predominates in Europe. US angel groups are alliances made by investors providing a more efficient marketplace for innovative start ups. Business intermediaries are usually founded or supported by public organizations and mainly operate as a matching mechanism. The aim of this paper is to provide an analysis of the activities of these two organization forms. Building on this analysis, special attention is given to the Italian informal venture capital market, where angel groups still don’t emerge and business intermediaries are not really developing the market. Implications for public policy and a new mission for Italian business intermediaries are also discussed.

L’internazionalizzazione invisibile. La nuova geografia dei distretti e delle filiere produttive

In a global economy, a great part of internationalization is becoming invisible. Our eyes, and current statistical data, look at import and export flows (“commerce”) or at direct investments abroad. But the main stream of globalization is pushed ahead by knowledge flow, which are moved by science, education, technology, mass media, Internet, design, arts, and the life styles of fashion and culture. Knowledge flow can be or not embodied in material goods, as machines, components, final products. And can be or not associated to capital movements. The propagations channels of knowledge are supplied by some form of network - cognitive networks or business chains - that connect knowledge producers and users. Italian economy is rich of local networks of small firms in industrial districts, and can preferably use networked (invisible) organization also to establish foreign links, alliances and contracts of its international division of labour. In fact, many medium-size firms of Italian industrial districts, that have adopted the model of open network as organizational form in their activities abroad, have achieved an invisible level of internationalization, greater than the appearance. On the other side, a small supplier that is working in one of these trans-national supply chains, is forced to adapt its product and behaviour to the new situation. Hence, local producers too are slowly adopting international standards of efficiency and technology, even if they are not directly exporting or making investments abroad. These, and other invisible changes, are preparing Italian firms to the requirements of new, invisible internationalization.

Review: Indian Alliances and the Spanish in the Southwest, 750–1750, by William B. Carter

Review: <i>Indian Alliances and the Spanish in the Southwest, 750–1750</i>, by William B. Carter

Enhancing performance through merger and acquisition or strategic alliances? In knowledge innovation based

This paper investigates the relationships among merger and acquisition (M&A), strategic alliances and organizational performance. This paper compares the influences of M&A and strategic alliances from 1993 to 2008 on both stock price and trading volumes of underlying stock around the announcement date on Taiwan stock market. The empirical results indicate a strong relationship between strategic alliance event and SCAR and SCAV in electronics industries. The SAV results for M&A events are positive and significant for non-electronics industries, and there is a strong relationship between M&A event and SCAR and SCAV. Furthermore, among the listed companies, the SAV results for M&A events and strategic alliance event are positive and significant, and there is positive effect in SCAR and SCAV for M&A events, and there is also positive effect in SCAV for strategic alliance events. Key words: Merger and Acquisition, strategic alliance, trading volumes, stock price, knowledge innovation.

Attitude Transfer Model in Fashion Co-marketing Alliance: Controlling Product Tangibility/Intangibility

By developing attitude transfer model, this study examined the co-marketing alliance effect between fashion and other industries (i.e., service and product brands) based upon the information integration theory. In addition, it examined the product tangibility/intangibility effects of partner brands by controlling stimuli: two alliance cases of fashion and service brands and two alliance cases of fashion and product brands. A total of 1,037 Korean women aged 20 to 39 were surveyed to compare the prior- and post- attitudes toward fashion/partner brands under four fictitious co-marketing alliance cases. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), multi-group CFA, structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis, and multi-group SEM analysis were conducted to test the hypotheses. The results demonstrated that the prior-attitude toward fashion brand partially affected the alliance attitude, and the co-marketing alliance was affected by prior-attitudes partner brands. The result of multi-group SEM analysis supported the significant differences between service and product brands as alliance partners, which might refer to the effect of product tangibility, existing in brand alliance contexts. The alliance evaluation affected the subsequent evaluations on each participating brands. This study empirically provides the conceptual structure of how consumer attitudes toward the participating brands interact with the attitudes toward alliance and offer practical insights. Specifically, upon employing the manipulated co-marketing alliances cases, this study demonstrates the partnering effect according to product tangibility of partner brands.

Attainment of the economies of scale in medical service and the application

The paper analyzed the economies of scale of medical service and its characteristics according to the concepts and original of such a theory. It holds that hospital operations demands an appropriate size; for medical services in need of procuring large equipments, specialized service units of an appropriate size are more cost effective than service provision in individual hospitals; web release of medical service information and price information can help expand the market size; hospital alliances can integrate medical services horizontally and vertically. The above measures can attain the economies of scale for medical service. Key words: Economies of scale; Medical services; Attainment; Utilization

Calidad y Disponibilidad de los Recursos Hídricos en tres Microcuencuas Costeras del Municipio de Tola, Nicaragua

Las actividades económicas, el crecimiento de la población en general; así como los cambios climáticos globales, han aumentado la presión sobre los recursos hídricos en el país. Esto se refleja tanto en una disminución en la disponibilidad, así como en la pérdida de calidad de estos recursos. En consecuencia, los gobiernos municipales han formado alianzas estratégicas con organismos internacionales e instituciones académicas para producir información base necesaria para la creación y ejecución de planes de ordenamiento territorial, a fin de planificar futuras demandas de agua. El desarrollo turístico en la franja costera del Municipio de Tola ha generado cambios en el uso del suelo, desprotección de las zonas de recarga de los acuíferos, posible riesgo de intrusión marina por el bombeo excesivo en la zona costera, y ha creado problemas con la disposición de residuos sólidos. Los resultados indican que hay disponibilidad de agua, tanto superficial como subterránea en las tres microcuencas costeras estudiadas; sin embargo su calidad se ha afectado por la presencia de heces fecales en las aguas de los pozos y por residuos de carbamatos en los ríos. El Índice Biótico de Familias de Hilsenhoff arrojó que el agua es relativamente mala en la parte alta y media de las 3 microcuencas. Fue identificada una especie nueva para el Pacífico Sur de Nicaragua (Theodoxus sp.) y una reportada por primera vez en 1972 en San Juan del Sur (Trinectes fonsecensis). Aunque el agua está disponible en cantidad, su calidad restringe su uso para consumo humano; por lo que es necesario concientizar a la población del municipio en cuanto a la protección, limpieza y uso adecuado de los recursos hídricos.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/uyc.v5i8.314Universidad y Ciencia No 8 Año 5 2010 13-21

Construction of cooperative innovation model for the subject innovation ecological system

Ecological system of subjects innovation is a strategic paradigm proposed by researchers of subjects innovation.In order to achieve efficient knowledge reuse and continuous knowledge innovation,Ecological system of subjects innovation reconstructs,integrates and optimizes the internal and external resource scattered in different subjects,knowledge chains ,knowledge alliances,knowledge clusters.To construct the cooperative innovation model of ecological system of subjects innovation.In this paper,the definition of ecological system of subjects innovation has been given.Then cooperative innovation model has been constructed and ecological system of subjects innovation has been demonstrated through some cases.Cooperative innovation model of ecological system of subjects innovation is composed of the purpose,the partner and the cooperation.Using extended network cooperation model,ecological system of subjects innovation gain the advantages of competition. Key words: Innovative ecological system of subjects; Cooperation innovation

EIS Turning Mirrors into Windows

Another fruitful year has passed, and I am pleased to share our achievements done in 2010, and to discuss our developments for 2011 with the r eaders of GJEIS, as learning can go on and on. Right from the inception the mandate of GJEIS is to disseminate, so that it can reach to maximum and serve the masses about the latest happe nings in Information systems. The open source software in this respect had played a v ital role in diffusion. It is really a great platform for the academician like us. From this ye ar i.e. 2011 we had made a journal quarterly and coming up with first issue which revolves again on EIS. There were certain alliances with an online database such as EBSCO which considered as a host Online Research Databases www.ebscohost.com

Airline alliances: permanent advantages?

O objetivo neste trabalho e examinar os efeitos das aliancas entre empresas de transporte aereo de passageiros. Dentre seus beneficios, costumam-se citar: possibilidade de alocar a melhor aeronave para cada segmento com economia de custos, expansao da rede, maior oferta de servicos, maior numero de pares origem-destino para um mesmo total de pax.km voados. Esses beneficios sao claros em uma analise ceteris paribus. Os beneficios estimados nao se materializam como previsto. Isso porque, embora cada uma das empresas pertencentes a alianca passe a voar em distâncias maiores, carregando maior numero de passageiros, acaba ocorrendo uma reducao de tarifas em decorrencia de fatores ligados a industria, como a elevada concorrencia no setor, provocada pela desregulamentacao e pelo surgimento de empresas de baixo custo que provocam ganhos apenas modestos para as empresas pertencentes as aliancas.

Post-War Beirut: Place Attachment and Interest Groups in Ayn Al-Mreisi

This paper examines post-war Beirut to explore the circumstances under which interest groups emerge in response to urban development projects, to privatization, and to the activities of regional and international investors. The paper refers to the postwar era in Beirut as a “postwar state of emergency,” where the roles of the state's institutions, development agencies, and private investors overlap, making it hard for urban communities to access services and to gain rights to spaces and services. In response, new leadership has emerged, alliances among the various groups have changed, and networks of neighbours and family members have been altered. These changes in alliances and relationships, a key theme in my study, will determine Beirut's future governance and political system. In this paper I discuss the relationship and the negotiation process between, on the one side, powerful actors—Solidere, investors and developers, and the Municipality of Beirut—and on the other, local interest groups—such as pr...

Indian Alliances and the Spanish in the Southwest, 750–1750

Indian Alliances and the Spanish in the Southwest, 750–1750

Indian alliances and the Spanish in the Southwest, 750-1750

Indian alliances and the Spanish in the Southwest, 750-1750

Indian Alliances and the Spanish in the Southwest, 750-1750 (review)

Indian Alliances and the Spanish in the Southwest, 750-1750 (review)

Security Debates and Alliance against Terrorism

This article searches the answer that how security could be defined, what the new security studies are and what can be done against global terrorism and how can be assured peace and stability condition In this context, with new security disputes and perspectives it can be said that security is not an alone issue, it's a collective study and mostly claimed as dilemma. It also can be said that in the new era more international collaboration and alliance are need to supply international security. In this regard this article expounds global alliances' effectiveness -especially NATO- for global security.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN NURSING: Priming the Pipeline

Abstract The current nursing shortage is predicted to be longer term and more protracted than previous shortages. It is therefore essential that schools of nursing develop new ways of preparing the nursing workforce and attracting potential nursing students. This article describes efforts by the University of Maryland School of Nursing to address the nursing shortage by developing public and private partnerships and building alliances with the health care industry. The school employs a variety of strategies, including increasing public awareness through marketing and the media, supporting legislation, utilizing technology, expanding articulation agreements, and working with local secondary school systems.