Alliance has become a necessary part of firms¡¦ strategy due to fast-paced diffusion of technologies, rising costs and protectionism. While the forms of strategy alliances evolve from simple contracts into multiple cooperation modes, factors needed to be considered are also gaining amount. Different kinds of strategy alliances possess different kinds of pros and cons, and will have effect on integration of resources and techniques. This research aims at analyzing whether the property of knowledge, firms¡¦ capacity and partner relations had effect on the selection of the strategy alliance modes. This study also formed a questionnaire survey which empirically tested the hypotheses set up in the study with data from public offering electronic firms. The results are indicating that contractual alliances are more likely to be formed when the absorptive capacity and risks are high, which are supported by numerous papers. The reason is that the strategy alliance is a channel of knowledge transferring, and higher the potential of gaining knowledge, then easier the process would be ¡V no resource-committing equity alliances are needed. The risk part is talking similar story: while risks are high, firms tend to serve contract as a tool of controlling loses. The level of implicit and complexity of knowledge are also positively related with the preference of committing equity alliances. The reason is that these kinds of alliances would serve better for firms to cooperate with each others and to transfer complex and tacit knowledge easier

The research has applied both Resource Dependence Theory and Institutional Theory to analyze the organization and the market factors that will influence the hemodialysis centers in adopting a strategic alliance, contracting with and choosing the number of strategic partners. The followings have been examined and analyzed: 1) the current trend of hemodialysis centers¡¦ strategic alliance, including variety of alliance partners, number of strategic alliance, and the degree of an alliance. 2) the factors that will cause hemodialysis centers to adopt a strategic alliance. 3) the factors that will affect the hemodialysis centers to contract with their strategic alliance partners. 4) the factors that influence centers¡¦ choosing alliance partner(s). Questionnaires and collection of secondary dada were conducted. The empirical analysis of the 219 valid questionnaires shows that hemodialysis centers¡¦ strategic alliance decision is influenced by coerce, normativeness and mimicry caused more by institutional environment than by resource environment. However, after an alliance has been adopted, the resource environment has more influence than institutional environment in deciding whether to contract with strategic partners. The research found the number of strategic alliance partners is not influenced by the resource or institutional environment factors. This research found both theories play different roles at the different stages of adopting strategic alliance and contracting with partners. The finding not only can help examine the theory framework but also be quite useful to insurance policy decision making and to centers¡¦ daily operation.

The mostly of electronics companies, which contribute the majority of revenues in Taiwan, are mostly positioned as the OEM/OEM business model. Small or medium-sized OEM/ODM companies face much pressure from both price competition of large-sized OEM/ODM companies and variation of consumer markets. In order to take advantage of the synergy of complementary resources, small or medium-sized companies need not only to enhance theirs capabilities and build up the core competence, but also to seek the cooperative opportunities with other companies. All of these could make up for their inability and upgrade their competitiveness. This research analyzes, under the frame of competitive situation, the possible strategies for competition or cooperation. We also discuss from the viewpoints of economics what cooperative strategies or models the small or medium-sized companies will take. This research will analyze what is the most appropriate strategy between companies with the method of ¡§Game theory¡¨ which is the popular theory in organization fields. By this theory, we will discuss the possibility of stable cooperative relationship in the strategic alliance between the small or medium-sized companies. The conclusion of this research depicts that some companies will chase its short-term profits and go into price war in one game. But for a long-term development, some companies will consider their lasting profits and total return, and that is why mutual cooperation will appear. In this research, we solve the core problem- benefits distribution by ¡§Shapley¡¨ method of the game theory.

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