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The important of Strategic Relationships -2
AT&T provides equity, access to operating systems technology, low cost manufacturing capabilities, and credibility. Kyocera, a Japanese manufacturer of ceramic packaging for the semiconductor industry and other high technology products, also provides equity as well as access to the Asian market, sophisticated packaging technology and manufacturing capability. And British & Commonwealth, a London-based shipping conglomerate, [...]
The important of Strategic Relationships
As competition continues to grow in technology-based industries, strategic relationships will become ever more important. Industry shakeouts are inevitable. Not all 500 computer companies and 10,000 software companies will survive. Small companies have to ask themselves whether they can go it alone without the resources and credibility offered by larger companies. For companies that start [...]
Forming Strategic Relationships -3
First and second article in:
Forming Strategic Relationships -1
Forming Strategic Relationships -2
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Indeed, acquisition strategies in technology-based industries have a pretty dismal record. Schlumberger, for example, tried to acquire its way into high technology. The company, a leader in the oil-services business, wanted to gain a foothold in new technologies, so it acquired Fairchild Semiconductor, the pioneer [...]
