dc.contributor.author | Andersen, Kevin Aksel | |
dc.contributor.author | Leivestad, Kristina Lund | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-22T09:45:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-22T09:45:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2486349 | |
dc.description | Masteroppgave(MSc) in Master of Science in Business, Strategy - Handelshøyskolen BI, 2017 | nb_NO |
dc.description.abstract | The objective of this master thesis is to study the connection between strategic
alliances and innovation. We conducted an explorative case study of alliance
formations in the Norwegian financial industry from 2014 to 2017. This study
involved 22 semi-structured interviews and numerous secondary data sources, as
well as academic literature on alliances and innovation. Analysis of our data reaped
an understanding for how and why firms employed alliances to innovate for mobile
payment platforms, blockchain technology, and other highly uncertain outcomes.
To conclude our empirical findings, we present a matrix to inform the decisionmaking
of firms establishing alliances. We propose that the structure of an
innovation alliance will vary according to the firm’s need for control and speed of
the innovation outcome. We also present a conceptual model of interorganisational
innovation to illustrate the ways in which firms can employ alliances for different
innovation purposes. Our findings contradict the “disrupt or be disrupted”
mentality often encountered in organisational innovation. We instead propose a
holistic view of innovation alliances as a medium for achieving balance between
exploration and exploitation. The thesis concludes by discussing the implications
our findings may have for managers and suggesting possibilities for further
research. | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | BI Norwegian Business School | nb_NO |
dc.subject | strategi | nb_NO |
dc.subject | strategy | nb_NO |
dc.title | Innovation alliances: a case study of the Norwegian financial services industry | nb_NO |
dc.type | Master thesis | nb_NO |