The emergence of strategic alliances has been recognized as a viable source of competitive advantage across most industries in the business world. It also holds true in the evolution of the shipping industry in Malaysia as the globalization of shipping and logistic services now prevails over traditional shipping business practices. / The purpose of this study was to examine the creation of value in strategic alliances. Drawing on the theories of resource dependence, transaction cost, and collaborative advantage as intellectual base, an integrative conceptual framework of value driven strategic alliances was developed to analyse the rationale behind mutual value creation in the processes of collaboration and networking. / Quantitative data was collected by mail survey using questionnaires which were developed and validated by an expert panel and fine-tuned by a pilot test. The reliability of the instrument was tested by using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. As the alpha values were all above 0.8 all the constructs were found to have a high degree of internal consistency with this particular sample of respondents. The data collected were later systematically processed and analysed by appropriate statistical tools. / The results of this study contribute to existing knowledge of strategic alliances by bridging parts of prior theoretical voids in the value-based perspective. Shipping practitioners can also gain from this knowledge to better comprehend the implications of strategic alliances management in an effort to mutually create more value from their partnership. / Thesis (DBA(DoctorateofBusinessAdministration))--University of South Australia, 2005.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/267257 |
| Creators | Kho, Gek Kwang. |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | copyright under review |
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