Towards a Theoretical Model for Strategic Alliance, and Partner Selection Among Small Medium Enterprises (SMES): A Research Agenda

Richard Kioko Muthoka; James Kilika

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Towards a Theoretical Model for Strategic Alliance, and Partner Selection Among Small Medium Enterprises (SMES): A Research Agenda

Richard Kioko Muthoka, James Kilika

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Received: 19 January 2016 Accepted: 26 January 2016 Published: 17 February 2016

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Partner selection has been identified as a crucial stage in the formation of alliances and critical questions have been raised on the factors that influence different firms during the partner selection process and why a firm will choose one firm and not the other. A multidisciplinary theoretical perspective has been adopted in this paper in an effort to provide insights on how partner selection in alliances can be influence not only by contextual factors but also by top management teams. An integrative perspective is proposed and a conceptual framework suggested showing the link between strategic alliances, contextual factors and top management teams. In conceptualizing these constructs, it is proposed that macro-environmental factors and top management teams mediate the relationship between strategic choice and partner selection.

Published in	Science Journal of Business and Management (Volume 4, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.sjbm.20160401.11
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Strategic Alliances, Networks, Partner Selection, Macro-environmental, Small Medium Enterprises, Competitive Advantage, Cognition

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Richard Kioko Muthoka

Department of Business Administration, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
James Kilika

Department of Business Administration, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

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