TY - VIDEO ID - 143154156 TI - Cisco : strategic alliances -- who, when and why PY - 2018 PB - London : Henry Stewart Talks, DB - UniCat KW - Computer industry. KW - Strategic alliances (Business) KW - Computer industry KW - Information services industry KW - Leadership. KW - Strategic planning. KW - Success in business. KW - Research. KW - Mergers. KW - Cisco Systems, Inc. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:143154156 AB - This case study assesses the IT company Cisco and the reasons for its success over about two decades. It is argued that the leading cause of this success is Cisco's extensive portfolio of ways in which it acquires new resources. These include: extensive R&D investment, almost 200 acquisitions between 1993 and 2007, and an extensive number of alliances managed by a competent alliance leadership team. ER -