Game Theory in Selecting Strategic allies based on Innovation Strategy in ICT
Subject Areas :Fatemeh Hajesmaeilian 1 , hooshang Nezamivand Chegini 2 , Tahmours Hasangholi Pouryasouri 3
1 - University of Tehran
2 -
3 - University of Tehran
Keywords: Strategic Alliance, Game Theory , Innovation Strategy, Information and Communication Technology.,
Abstract :
The ICT industry is moving from a capital-centric towards a services-centric one. This is due to the emergence of technologies and infrastructures and businesses that challenge the business models of traditional players. Hence, the actors have begun their work with a different look at the innovation strategy of the new decade. On the other hand, industry activists have considered strategic alliances as one of the most important organizational forms in modern society in recent years. The purpose of this study is to help the managers by identifying the factors influencing the selection of strategic partners and, in particular, the factors based on the innovation strategy, through first analysis of more than 1,400 scientific researches and second customizing factors with the fuzzy Delphi technique. The results show that investment (financing), cost, level of innovation, intangible resources, marketing resources, commercialization risk, time uncertainty and financial parameters are the most effective ones. In addition, industry executives can come up with the type of optimal strategic alliance through profit sharing, financing sharing, innovation sharing, or a mixed of these three, with a quantitative model presented in this research based on Nash bargaining
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