Inter-Partner Learning in Asymmetric Alliances between Foreign and Indigenous Companies in the Nigerian Oil Industry
| Основен автор: | Okonkwo, Okechukwu. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Frankfurt :
Lang, Peter, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften,
2011.
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| Серия: |
Europaische Hochschulschriften. Volks- und Betriebswirtschaft ;
Bd. 3379. |
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Inter-Partner Learning in Asymmetric Alliances between Foreign and Indigenous Companies in the Nigerian Oil Industry. |
Съдържание:
- Table of Content; List of Figures XI; List of Tables XI; List of Abbreviations XIII; Part I: Introductory Section 1; 1 Introduction 1; 1.1 Background 1; 1.2 Problem Definition 4; 1.3 Research Objectives 9; 1.4 Structure of the Dissertation 13; 2 Overview of the Nigerian Oil Industry 15; 2.1 History and Development of the Industry 16; 2.2 Structure of the Industry 19; 2.2.1 Industry's Segments 19; 2.2.2 Sub-Sectors of the Upstream Segment 21; 2.2.3 Key Players in the Industry 25; 2.3 Indigenous Participation Policies in the Industry 42; 2.3.1 Three Major Policies 43.
- 2.3.2 Challenges of the Policies 512.4 Alliances between Foreign and Indigenous Oil Companies 57; 2.4.1 Patterns of the Foreign-Indigenous Alliances 58; 2.4.2 Structures of the Foreign-Indigenous Alliances 61; 2.4.3 Prospects of Learning and Knowledge Transfer in the Alliances 63; 2.5 Summary on the Overview of Nigerian Oil Industry 65; Part II: Theoretical Background 67; 3 Theoretical Explanations of Alliances 67; 3.1 Forms and Dimensions of Alliances 67; 3.1.1 Forms of Alliances 67; 3.1.2 Dimensions of Alliances 69; 3.2 Motives of Alliances 71.
- 3.2.1 The Knowledge-Based/Learning Perspective 723.2.2 The Resource-Based Perspective 77; 3.3 Summary on the Theoretical Explanations of Alliances 79; 4 Inter-Partner Learning in Alliances 82; 4.1 Definition of the Concept of Inter-Partner Learning 82; 4.1.1 Organizational learning 82; 4.1.2 Inter-Organizational Learning in Alliances 83; 4.2 Patterns of Inter-Partner Learning in Alliances 84; 4.2.1 Reciprocal Inter-Partner Learning 85; 4.2.2 Competitive Inter-Partner Learning ("the learning race view") 86; 4.2.3 Related Analyses of Learning in Asymmetric International Alliances 88.
- 4.3 Determinants of Learning Patterns in Alliances 934.3.1 Partner Learning Intent 94; 4.3.2 Partner Learning Capacity 98; 4.3.3 Knowledge as Object of Learning Intent 102; 4.3.4 Short Summary on Determinants of Learning Pattern 106; 4.4 Summary on Inter-Partner Learning in Alliances 107; Part III: Empirical Study & Results 111; 5 Research Strategy and Methodology 111; 5.1 Research Strategy 111; 5.2 Research Design 112; 5.2.1 Qualitative Research Approach 112; 5.2.2 Case Study Research Design 113; 5.3 Research Method 115; 5.3.1 Case Selection 115; 5.3.2 Data Collection 119.
- 5.3.3 Data Analysis 1216 Research Findings 125; 6.1 The Synopsis of the Four Cases of Alliances 125; 6.2 Case I: OMEGA-JUPITER Alliance 127; 6.2.1 Overview of the Alliance 127; 6.2.2 Inter-Partner Learning in the Alliance 130; 6.2.3 Summary 139; 6.3 Case II: ALPHA-VENUS Alliance 141; 6.3.1 Overview of the Alliance 141; 6.3.2 Inter-Partner Learning in the Alliance 144; 6.3.3 Summary 149; 6.4 Case III: BETA-GAMMA-MARS (B-G-M) Alliance 150; 6.4.1 Overview of the Alliance 150; 6.4.2 Inter-Partner learning in the Alliance 152; 6.4.3 Summary 158; 6.5 Case IV: SIGMA-PLUTO Alliance 159.