A volume in Research in Strategic AlliancesSeries Editor T. K. Das, City University of New YorkStrategic Alliances for Value Creation is a volume in the book series Research in StrategicAlliances that will focus on providing a robust and comprehensive forum for new scholarship inthe field of strategic alliances. In particular, the books in the series will cover new views ofinterdisciplinary theoretical frameworks and models, significant practical problems of allianceorganization and management, and emerging areas of inquiry. The series will also includecomprehensive empirical studies of selected segments of business, economic, industrial,government, and non-profit activities with wide prevalence of strategic alliances. Through theongoing release of focused topical titles, this book series will seek to disseminate theoreticalinsights and practical management information that will enable interested professionals to gain arigorous and comprehensive understanding of the field of strategic