Springer eBooks -- Collaboration in the Australian and Chinese Mobile Telecommunication Markets

A major objective of this book is to identify the key determinants of successful inter-firm collaborations in the telecommunications industry in Australia and China, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative research methods as complementary methodologies. The findings will provide essential information and suggestions for businesses, researchers and policy makers and shed light on how to concretely improve the performance of business collaborations. Inter-firm collaboration has become increasingly important in the global economy, as firms now rely on collaborations to access new resources, new technologies, skills, the latest market information, new markets and knowledge, to accelerate innovation, to reduce costs, and to overcome government policy barriers. Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Introduction....Pages 1-8 Definitions and Theories of Collaboration....Pages 9-30 Literature Review....Pages 31-75 Methodology....Pages 77-102 Telecommunications and Inter-firm Collaborations....Pages 103-134 A Case Study on Collaboration in the Chinese Mobile Telecommunication Market....Pages 135-165 A Case Study on Collaboration in the Australian Mobile Telecommunication Market....Pages 167-196 A Quantitative Study of Collaboration....Pages 197-227 Conclusions and Recommendations....Pages 229-238 Back Matter....Pages 239-256