Edited by Jeffrey J. Reuer, Distinguished Professor and Blake Family Endowed Chair in Strategic Management and Governance, Mitch Daniels School of Business, Purdue University, US, Shivaram Devarakonda, School of Economics and Management, Tilburg University and Elko Klijn, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands

• Contents:AcknowledgementsIntroduction Jeffrey J. Reuer, Shivaram Devarakonda and Elko KlijnPART IALLIANCE INVESTMENT DECISIONS 1. Bruce Kogut and Harbir Singh (1988), ‘The Effect of National Culture on the Choice of Entry Mode’2. Oliver E. Williamson (1991), ‘Comparative Economic Organization: The Analysis of Discrete Structural Alternatives’3. Bruce Kogut (1991), ‘Joint Ventures and the Option to Expand and Acquire’4. Srinivasan Balakrishnan and Mitchell P. Koza (1993), ‘Information Asymmetry, Adverse Selection and Joint-Ventures’5. Jean-Francois Hennart and Sabine Reddy (1997), ‘The Choice Between Mergers/Acquisitions and Joint Ventures: The Case of Japanese Investors in the United States’6. Jeffrey J. Reuer and Mitchell P. Koza (2000), ‘Asymmetric Information and Joint Venture Performance: Theory and Evidence for Domestic and International Joint Ventures’7. Belén Villalonga and Anita M. McGahan (2005), ‘The Choice Among Acquisitions, Alliances, and Divestitures’8. Lihua Wang and Edward J. Zajac (2007), ‘Alliance or Acquisition? A Dyadic Perspective on Interfirm Resource Combinations’9. Xiaoli Yin and Mark Shanley (2008), ‘Industry Determinants of the “Mergers Versus Alliance” Decision’PART IIALLIANCE TYPE DECISIONS 10. Jean-Francois Hennart (1988), ‘A Transaction Costs Theory of Equity Joint Ventures’11. Gary P. Pisano (1989), ‘Using Equity Participation to Support Exchange: Evidence from the Biotechnology Industry’12. Ranjay Gulati (1995), ‘Does Familiarity Breed Trust? The Implications of Repeated Ties for Contractual Choice in Alliances’13. Joanne E. Oxley (1997), ‘Appropriability Hazards and Governance in Strategic Alliances: A Transaction Cost Approach’14. Ranjay Gulati and Harbir Singh (1998), ‘The Architecture of Cooperation: Managing Coordination Costs and Appropriation Concerns in Strategic Alliances’15. Massimo G. Colombo (2003), ‘Alliance Form: A Test of the Contractual and Competence Perspectives’16. Joanne E. Oxley and Rachelle C. Sampson (2004), ‘The Scope and Governance of International R&D Alliances’17. David T. Robinson and Toby E. Stuart (2007), ‘Network Effects in the Governance of Strategic Alliances’PART IIIALLIANCE DESIGN DECISIONS 18. Arvind Parkhe (1993), ‘Strategic Alliance Structuring: A Game Theoretic and Transaction Costs Examination of Interfirm Cooperation’19. Hans Mjoen and Stephen Tallman (1997), ‘Control and Performance in International Joint Ventures’20. Sanjiv Kumar and Anju Seth (1998), ‘The Design of Coordination and Control Mechanisms for Managing Joint Venture-Parent Relationships’21. Laura Poppo and Todd Zenger (2002), ‘Do Formal Contracts and Relational Governance Function as Substitutes or Complements’22. Jeffrey J. Reuer, Maurizio Zollo and Harbir Singh (2002), ‘Post-Formation Dynamics in Strategic Alliances’23. Josh Lerner, Hilary Shane and Alexander Tsai (2003), ‘Do Equity Financing Cycles Matter? Evidence from Biotechnology Alliances’24. Daniel W. Elfenbein and Josh Lerner (2003), ‘Ownership and Control Rights in Internet Portal Alliances, 1995–1999’25. Nicholas S. Argyres, Janet Bercovitz and Kyle J. Mayer (2007), ‘Complementarity and Evolution of Contractual Provisions: An Empirical Study of IT Services Contracts’26. Jeffrey J. Reuer and Africa Ariño (2007), ‘Strategic Alliance Contracts: Dimensions and Determinants of Contractual Complexity’Name Index