Strategic alliances: an analysis of Catalan hospitals

Strategic alliances: an analysis of Catalan hospitals.

OBJECTIVE To analyze the strategic alliances that Catalan hospitals form with other health care entities and other types of institutions to foster technological and organizational innovation. METHODS Qualitative case studies were conducted at a sample of 16 public hospitals in Catalonia, Spain. The sample was limited to three (Level 1-3) of Catalonia's four levels of hospitals (classified acc...

Learning in Strategic Alliances: An Evolutionary Perspective

Karthik N.S. Iyer is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Marketing at the College of Business, Oklahoma State University. The author wishes to thank Dr. Steve Miller, Oklahoma State University, who was the main inspiration behind the paper. He also expresses appreciation to the three reviewers for their helpful comments in revising this manuscript. Direct correspondence to the author at the Depar...

Strategic Alliances & Models of Collaboration

Purpose of this paper The purpose of this paper is to engage in a comprehensive review of the research on strategic alliances in the last decade. Design/methodology/approach After presenting a typology of diverse alliance governance forms, we review recent analyses of alliance formation, implementation management, and performance outcomes of collaborative activities. Findings Strategic alliance...

an infinite planar array of rectangular microstrip patch antenna analysis

the methods which are used to analyze microstrip antennas, are divited into three categories: empirical methods, semi-empirical methods and full-wave analysis. empirical and semi-empirical methods are generally based on some fundamental simplifying assumptions about quality of surface current distribution and substrate thickness. thses simplificatioms cause low accuracy in field evaluation. ful...

Behavioral Factors in Strategic Alliances