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A critical evaluation of strategic alliances in liner shipping

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During the last few years, the liner industry has endured a period of radical change, largely due to the formation of the so-called global strategic alliances amongst leading container carriers. However, not even after a full year of operations, a series of cross-alliance mergers and acquisitions has forced three out of the four newly formed alliances to restructure and/or modify their partner base. While this recent development does not put an end to such kind of agreements, as the merged companies are still committed in a second generation of strategic alliances, it highlights the fact that, despite the intentions of their respective partners, such alliances are actually characterized by a high level of instability. This paper, after considering the key pro® les of strategic alliances in liner shipping, argues that their current structure may prove inherently inadequate to deliver an acceptable level of stability. The main factors driving such instabilit can be found in the increased organizational complexity of the alliance as well as in the establishment of a certain degree of intra-alliance competition, whose end ects are likely to undermine the level of mutual trust between partner companies. Causes and e€ ects of such factors are investigated and some measures aimed at controlling alliance instability are also suggested.

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Ketersediaan

Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

Maritime Policy & Management: The flagship journal of international shipping and port research

No. Panggil

ATC LO PIT a

Penerbit

Italy : Elsevier., 2006

Deskripsi Fisik

12 p .

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

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Klasifikasi

LO

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

VOL. 27, NO. 1, 31

Subjek

Shipping
strategic alliances

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Alessandro Pitto

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