Strategic Alliance Networks and Innovation: A Deterministic and Voluntaristic View Combined

Victor Gilsing, Charmianne Lemmens, Geert Duysters · 2007 · Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Summary. This paper reviews literature on strategic technology alliances and interfirm collaboration in high-tech sectors. It contrasts two perspectives: a structuralist view emphasizing how network embeddedness constrains firms, and a voluntaristic view showing how firms actively shape networks to achieve strategic goals. The authors argue the voluntaristic approach better explains network dynamics and change, addressing a major gap in existing research.

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  title   = {Strategic Alliance Networks and Innovation: A Deterministic and Voluntaristic View Combined},
  author  = {Victor Gilsing and Charmianne Lemmens and Geert Duysters},
  journal = {Technology Analysis and Strategic Management},
  year    = {2007},
  doi     = {10.1080/09537320601168151},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09537320601168151}
}

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DOI

10.1080/09537320601168151

Countries

Netherlands, Finland

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation

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2026-04-28