Resource Exchange Seller Alliances

A Resource-Based Theory of Strategic Alliances

The resource-based view of the firm has not been systematically applied to strategic alliances. By examining the role of firm resources in strategic alliances, we attempt, in this paper, to put forward a general resource-based theory of strategic alliances, synthesizing the various findings in the literature on alliances from a resource-based view. The proposed theory covers four major aspects ...

NIREX Internet Resource EXchange

This paper describes NIREX, a dynamic, distributed system that provides the framework for building an open system of services for users over the Internet. NIREX is built on Jini technology. In Jini, a service is any executable code that adheres to the service protocols defined by the Jini specifications. The NIREX architecture is described along with two example applications: one, involving a g...

Analyzing the Effects of Resource Relatedness on Strategic Alliances Performance

Very few studies have examined performance implications of strategic alliance announcements in the information technologies industry from a resource-based view. Furthermore, none of these studies have investigated resource congruence and alliance motive as potential sources of abnormal firm performance. This paper extends upon current resource-based literature to discover and explore linkages b...

Revenue Management in Resource Exchange

Resource Theory of Social Exchange

People tend to describe their interpersonal encounters in terms of emotions and attitudes. After a party, we may remark: “It was an interesting evening,” “I felt very much at home,” “It was a drag,” or “I felt left out.” These statements do not describe what happened at the party; rather, they refer to the effect the party had on us. Expressions of mood, important in themselves, encourage us to...