scholarly journals The role of noise in alliance formation and collusion in conflicts

Public Choice ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 179 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 249-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. Boudreau ◽  
Shane Sanders ◽  
Nicholas Shunda
Keyword(s):  
Alliance Formation

A model of electoral alliances in highly fragmented party systems

2020 ◽  
pp. 095162982096318
Author(s):  
Marcelo de C Griebeler ◽  
Roberta Carnelos Resende
Keyword(s):  
Bargaining Power ◽  
Party Systems ◽  
Alliance Formation ◽  
Sealed Bid ◽  
The World ◽  
Political Groups

Highly fragmented party systems are composed of a large number of political groups, many of which have negligible bargaining power when it comes to negotiations of electoral alliances. Inspired by the Brazilian system—one of the most fragmented in the world—we provide a stylized model of electoral alliances in which there is a competition for the support of the small parties. Two leading parties try to entice a small one by simultaneously offering transfers (e.g. government positions, support in other elections, prestige). Through a first-price sealed-bid auction approach, we can analyze the role of two particular factors in alliance formation, namely pragmatism and ideology. Our findings show that, in equilibrium, the favorite party tends to offer lower transfers than the underdog. Furthermore, the closer the leading and the small parties are in terms of ideology, the smaller the transferred amount. When the ideological closeness between the small party and the underdog is sufficiently large—relative to the favorite—the effect may be strong enough to overcome the electoral advantage of the favorite.

Does CSR Matter for Alliance formation? The Role of Capability Complementarity and Institutions

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 16532
Author(s):  
Niloofar Abolfathi ◽  
Hessamoddin Sarooghi
Keyword(s):  
Alliance Formation

scholarly journals Individual Time Perspective And Alliance Formation Behavior

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peg Thoms ◽  
Alfred G. Warner ◽  
Janice A. Totleben
Keyword(s):  
Time Perspective ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Time Orientation ◽  
Alliance Formation ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Future Time ◽  
Past Behavior ◽  
Formation Behavior ◽  
The Impact

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The impact of time orientation on leaders&rsquo; behavior has been largely unexplored in research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This study examined the role of time perspective in alliance formation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Using a game, participants formed alliances using information about past behavior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Findings suggest that participants with future time perspective were more likely to initiate alliances and those with a past-negative perspective were more likely to cooperate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This finding supports the Theory of Leadership and Time Orientation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></p>

scholarly journals Accounting, cultural hybridisation and colonial globalisation: a case of British civilising mission in Fiji

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 932-954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanta Shareel Davie ◽  
Tom McLean
Keyword(s):  
British Empire ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Alliance Formation ◽  
Hybrid Form ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
Historical Processes ◽  
And Control

Purpose This historical study explores accounting’s association with processes of cultural hybridisation involving themes such as image-(un)making, alliance-formation and norm-setting as part of Britain’s civilising mission during the era of modern globalisation. In doing so, the purpose of this paper is to examine the manner in which accounting may be implicated in micro-practices through which multi-layered socio-political relations of inequality are produced. Design/methodology/approach Archival materials enable an accounting understanding of the historical processes of image-(un)making, norm-setting and formation of a hybrid form of rule through elite indigenous alliances. Findings The study finds that the British Empire’s colonial project on civilising the indigenous peoples in British Fiji involved: the (un)making of indigenous identities and their moralities; and the elaboration of difference through ambiguous, partial and contradictory application of accounting in attempts to support the globalised civilising course. The globalising challenges indigenous peoples faced included accounting training to change habits in order to gain integration into the global imperial order. The study also finds that the colonised indigenous Fijians had emancipatory capacities in their negotiation of and resistance to accounting. Research limitations/implications The paper identifies avenues for further accounting examination of such processes in the context of post-colonialism and current forms of neo-liberal globalisation. Originality/value By investigating accounting’s association with processes of cultural hybridisation, this paper makes a significant contribution by providing the detail on the role of accounting records kept by the British Empire to facilitate Britain’s domination and control over the colony of Fiji and its residents.

Business Strategy and International Environmental Governance: Toward a Neo-Gramscian Synthesis

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 84-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Levy ◽  
Peter J. Newell
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
International Governance ◽  
Political Strategy ◽  
Alliance Formation ◽  
International Environmental Governance ◽  
Corporate Political Strategy ◽  
Political Economy Approach

This paper develops a political economy approach to explaining the role of business in international environmental governance. The framework bridges micro and macro-levels of analysis and combines theories of International Relations with perspectives from management and organization. The uneven and fragmented nature of international governance is viewed as the outcome of a process of bargaining, compromise, and alliance formation among a range of state and non-state actors. Negotiated regimes are constitutive of the broader structures of global governance, but are also constrained and shaped by these wider configurations of power. We apply Gramscian concepts to understand processes of contestation and accommodation, and to locate corporate political strategy within the wider system of states, civil society, and international institutions. The Gramscian approach suggests the dominant yet contingent position of business, and points to a strategic concept of power that highlights the dynamic and somewhat indeterminate path of regime evolution.

scholarly journals The Role of Personality in Early Alliance Formation in the Context of Clinical Supervision of Psychotherapists in Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-65
Author(s):  
Cynthia Bilodeau ◽  
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Stéphanie Lalande ◽  
Andréanne Kyle ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Alliance Formation

The role of strategic alliances in complementing firm capabilities

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 858-869 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Rice ◽  
Tung-Shan Liao ◽  
Nigel Martin ◽  
Peter Galvin
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
Strategic Alliance ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Alliance Formation ◽  
Firm Capabilities ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Cost Minimisation ◽  
Industry Life Cycles

AbstractStrategic alliance research emerged to explain alliance formation based upon transaction cost minimisation and opportunism reduction. Later research, and early research from Japan, emphasised the role of alliances in facilitating the transfer of knowledge between organisations. Most recently, alliance research has focussed on the development of shared, potentially idiosyncratic, resource stocks. This paper builds on this recent research, testing the proposition that alliances are important vehicles allowing firms to access or acquire external resources, hence shoring up capability gaps and building new capabilities as required during firm, product and industry life cycles. Using a sample from Australian manufacturing small-and-medium-sized enterprises, the paper reveals that alliances employed by firms can be viewed as initiatives to either fill a gap in the firm's resource stock or to exploit a perceived opportunity in its operational and strategic environment.

The Role of Firm Leverage in Alliance Formation

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (1) ◽  
pp. 11470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Zambuto ◽  
Shyam Kumar ◽  
Jonathan O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Alliance Formation ◽  
Firm Leverage

The role of strategic alliances in complementing firm capabilities

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 858-869 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Rice ◽  
Tung-Shan Liao ◽  
Nigel Martin ◽  
Peter Galvin
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
Strategic Alliance ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Alliance Formation ◽  
Firm Capabilities ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Cost Minimisation ◽  
Industry Life Cycles

AbstractStrategic alliance research emerged to explain alliance formation based upon transaction cost minimisation and opportunism reduction. Later research, and early research from Japan, emphasised the role of alliances in facilitating the transfer of knowledge between organisations. Most recently, alliance research has focussed on the development of shared, potentially idiosyncratic, resource stocks. This paper builds on this recent research, testing the proposition that alliances are important vehicles allowing firms to access or acquire external resources, hence shoring up capability gaps and building new capabilities as required during firm, product and industry life cycles. Using a sample from Australian manufacturing small-and-medium-sized enterprises, the paper reveals that alliances employed by firms can be viewed as initiatives to either fill a gap in the firm's resource stock or to exploit a perceived opportunity in its operational and strategic environment.

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