by Chan, Man-Kuen Christine. / Thesis submitted in: July 1997. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-101). / Abstract also in Chinese. / ABSTRACT (ENGLISH) --- p.i / ABSTRACT (CHINESE) --- p.ii / ACKNOWLEDGMENT --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii / Chapter CHAPTER I --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER II --- Literature Review --- p.6 / Strategic Aspect --- p.6 / Cultural Aspect --- p.11 / Social Aspect --- p.12 / The Critique of Previous Research --- p.13 / Chapter CHAPTER III --- Hypotheses --- p.18 / Interdependence --- p.18 / Cultural Congruence --- p.25 / Social Connectedness --- p.32 / Chapter CHAPTER IV --- Methodology --- p.38 / Sample --- p.38 / Measurement --- p.43 / Statistical Methods --- p.54 / Chapter CHAPTER V --- Results --- p.56 / Hypotheses Testing --- p.56 / Chapter CHAPTER VI --- Discussion and Conclusion --- p.74 / Implications --- p.79 / Limitations and Future Research --- p.82 / Conclusion --- p.84 / APPENDIX A --- p.87 / Summary of the Literature on Global Strategic Alliance Survival --- p.87 / REFERENCES --- p.90

Thesis (M. A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.

<p>The purpose of this study is to investigate and describe the internationalization process of SMEs which choose strategic alliances as entry mode. Understanding the internationalization of small firms is important to enhance knowledge of how they develop their business activities in international markets. Moreover, a strategic alliance perspective gives a critical insight of firms’ strategy to challenge in global competition. </p><p>The qualitative approach is chosen to carry out the research question and achieve the purpose of this study. A case study is therefore used to generate advanced knowledge and understanding. Anoto group AB, a small Swedish company is picked as a sample due to the criteria fitting. I collected both secondary and primary data through various sources. </p><p> </p><p>The findings reveal that internal factors and external factors strongly influence the small company’s strategy. The advantage and core values of using strategic alliances motivate the small firm to go abroad. Due to the limited resources and knowledge, the small firm could not go globally alone. Using a strategic alliance can enable the firm to gain resources, gain market power and leverage competencies. Therefore, the small company can accomplish the goal in short time and be successful in international markets through managing alliances.</p>

The purpose of this study is to investigate and describe the internationalization process of SMEs which choose strategic alliances as entry mode. Understanding the internationalization of small firms is important to enhance knowledge of how they develop their business activities in international markets. Moreover, a strategic alliance perspective gives a critical insight of firms’ strategy to challenge in global competition. The qualitative approach is chosen to carry out the research question and achieve the purpose of this study. A case study is therefore used to generate advanced knowledge and understanding. Anoto group AB, a small Swedish company is picked as a sample due to the criteria fitting. I collected both secondary and primary data through various sources. The findings reveal that internal factors and external factors strongly influence the small company’s strategy. The advantage and core values of using strategic alliances motivate the small firm to go abroad. Due to the limited resources and knowledge, the small firm could not go globally alone. Using a strategic alliance can enable the firm to gain resources, gain market power and leverage competencies. Therefore, the small company can accomplish the goal in short time and be successful in international markets through managing alliances.

ABSTRACT The greatest impact that the screw and nut industry faced currently is the continuously increasing cost of raw material. It is about 60% for the raw material in the total costs in industry chain. The cost of iron steel has increased more than 70%. The tax changes very often in China. The tax rate is very different from one to another item and from tax drawing back to tax increasing which makes about 20% price different for those middle-size manufacturers who reply on the lower cost of wire for survival. .The domestic companies in Taiwan have become competitive due to the increasing cost of raw material, market recession and more and more competitions. The current price of rod wire of China Steel Corp. is lower than the international price, but the supply amount is less than one third which makes very few suppliers own the best quality of raw material but is the lowest price. Therefore, the supply and demand disorder will happen continuously. In the cost accelerated. Significantly grow up in the cost under, therefore this research tries in the old Jing to match strategy under, look for a new profit chance, by thinking that the industry of the traditional industry-screw develops new breakthrough. This research after the sorting of the collection of literature review and data, is again currently of inventory management system and theories in the match bureau explanation manufacturing industry and the industry chain of the distributor's structure problem, aim at the letter of the research individual case company-friend of the industry of the traditional industry-screw nations, the friend camp button up a piece and hundred million Xiang hardware etc. three Jings of companies match strategy's carrying on to inquire into analysis. The business model that then aims at to produce an industry puts forth a suggestion to create currently domestic traditional industry-screw industries gathering under of competitive advantage. The research shows that the cooperation of strategy should let go of one's own opinion's establishing a product independently the marketing order, and provide oneself with the advantage, the competition ability that enhances strategy object. However after parallelism integration in traditional industry of screw, it will cause equal threat towards up and down streams definitely, therefore establishing reasonable rules for the game is rather important. However the cooperation is just a point of departure separately, therefore how extend into a whole industry cooperation, in really currently the traditional industry-screw industry rather important topic.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on April 27, 2009) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2000. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-110). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Central Florida, 2009. / Advisers: Bruce Barringer, Robert Ford. Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-144).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2004. Graduate Programme Schulich School of Business. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-130). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pNR11610