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Knowledge Acquisition in International Strategic
Alliances. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, March 2009, Pages: 192
International strategic alliances (ISA) are a common
practice among firms to sustain their competitiveness
in a global market. Despite its attractiveness in
expediting firms’ innovations and keeping up with the
latest technology, ISA pose some risks to the
engaging firms. Many firms were unable to capitalize
the relationship established and achieve anticipated
goals. This book discusses the process of knowledge
acquisition by firms in emerging economies like
Malaysia through their involvement in international
strategic alliances. International strategic
alliances that has been studied encompass of both
equity and non-equity alliances. Several variables
that impede the process of knowledge acquisition are
examined, they are learning capacity, experience,
goals, active involvement and accessibility to the
foreign knowledge. The behaviour of joint ventures
firms and contractual agreements are compared in this
book. Types and the extent of knowledge acquisition
are analysed in terms of firms’ performance after
engaging in such relationship. Tacit knowledge
elements such as dependency, capabilities,
accessibility and organizational effects are also
discussed in the book.
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