Research Summary
Research Summary
Research Summary
By: Ranjay Gulati
Description
My research has focused on interorganizational relationships, with an emphasis on interfirm strategic alliances, which include voluntary exchange or co-development of products, technologies, or services between firms. I examine the factors that influence the critical decisions firms face -- the number of alliances they enter, their choice of partners, and the governance structure they use to formalize alliances. I also consider social and behavioral influences on the performance of such alliances. In each of these areas, I extend the dyadic focus on individual relationships by considering the implications of the interorganizational networks in which firms are located. In some recent research, I have extended this relational perspective to the study of intra-firm collaboration and looked at how firms develop closely integrated business systems to adapt to changing market imperatives. A description of some of ongoing research projects follows: