دانلود رایگان مقاله شریک شدن فناوری استراتژیک: بسط چارچوب

abstract

For many organizations, entering into a collaborative agreement such as strategic technology partnering (STP) with other firms is considered an indispensable step toward gaining competitive advantage. Therefore, the aim of the present systematic literature review (SLR) is to synthesize and cluster prior research in a way that it can assist both academics and practitioners. I cluster the various assets of STP and propose a THIOMP-Framework that groups the identified assets into Technoware, Humanware, Inforware, Orgaware, Manageware, and Partnerware. The findings call for greater agreement on specific terms and concepts concerning STP assets in the academic literature. The review concludes with discussing some promising avenues for future investigation.

4. Conclusion

4.1. Managerial implications The significant contribution of this SLR is to synthesize this multidisciplinary literature to provide an enhanced understanding of the interrelated assets of STP. As the study at hand pointed out, STP is not only characterized by one single resource but rather a set of different assets. Different sectors and companies may need the categories of STP assets in various extents, but few if any sectors can totally neglect any one dimension (Smith & Sharif, 2007). Such knowledge should help companies better to manage technological partnerships in a world of ever-changing technology, decrease the probability of STP failure, and improve the allocation of scarce corporate resources. Organizations have to ensure that their structures and processes can foster successful STP. In fact, managers must leverage the power of Technoware, Humanware, Inforware, Orgaware, Manageware, and Partnerware as described in this paper. Therefore, it is paramount to a firm's success that a manager can not only weigh the strengths and weaknesses of the available innovation assets, but also understand and predict how these assets will interact when used in tandem. Challenged with the daunting task of acclimating to a new technological paradigm, managers often choose to employ a multiplicity of accessible assets without proper understanding of the possible harmful interaction effects. However, since much more work is required to understand how companies can enhance collaborative benefits, this paper does one step toward a greater appreciation.