@article{2005:vahtra:assessing_, title = {Assessing the Rationale in Strategic Alliances – Gazprom’s Expansion into the Finnish Natural Gas Market}, year = {2005}, note = {The paper presents a hybrid model for the consideration of organisational governance forms in industrial relationships, which is then utilised in the analysis of a specific case concerning Russian Gazprom's operations in Finland as the sole supplier of natural gas to the Finnish market. Such considerations regarding foreign involvement in strategic industries from a national point of view are of vital importance, as Russian energy companies expand their operations in Europe and other parts of the world. The paper elaborates on Finnish - Russian economic relations in general and provides an outlook on the operation of Gazprom in particular.}, journal = {JEEMS Journal of East European Management Studies}, pages = {271--291}, author = {Vahtra, Peeter and Lorentz, Harri}, volume = {10}, number = {4} }