id	sid	tid	token	lemma	pos
ajbmeb-2347	1	1	american	american	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	1	2	journal	journal	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	1	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	1	4	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	5	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	1	7	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	1	9	banking	banking	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	10	issn	issn	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	1	11	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	1	12	e	e	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	13	):	):	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	1	14	2832	2832	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	1	15	-	-	SYM
ajbmeb-2347	1	16	8078	8078	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	1	17	volume	volume	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	18	29	29	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	1	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	1	20	|	|	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	1	21	october	october	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	1	22	2024	2024	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	1	23	p	p	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	24	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	1	25	g	g	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	26	e	e	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	27	|	|	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	1	28	5	5	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	1	29	www.americanjournal.org	www.americanjournal.org	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	30	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	1	31	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	32	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	1	33	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	1	34	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	35	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	1	36	small	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	1	37	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	1	38	medium	medium	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	1	39	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	40	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	1	41	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	42	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	1	43	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	1	44	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	45	state	state	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	1	46	wegwu	wegwu	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	1	47	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	1	48	macaulay	macaulay	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	1	49	enyindah	enyindah	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	1	50	department	department	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	1	51	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	1	52	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	53	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	1	54	faculty	faculty	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	55	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	1	56	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	57	sciences	sciences	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	1	58	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	1	59	university	university	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	60	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	1	61	port	port	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	62	harcourt	harcourt	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	1	63	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	1	64	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	1	65	state	state	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	1	66	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	1	67	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	2	1	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	2	2	b	b	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	2	3	s	s	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	2	4	t	t	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	2	5	r	r	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	2	6	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	2	7	c	c	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	2	8	t	t	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	2	9	k	k	X
ajbmeb-2347	2	10	e	e	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	2	11	y	y	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	2	12	w	w	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	2	13	o	o	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	2	14	r	r	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	2	15	d	d	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	2	16	s	s	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	2	17	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	2	18	study	study	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	2	19	investigates	investigate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	2	20	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	2	21	impact	impact	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	2	22	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	2	23	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	2	24	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	2	25	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	2	26	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	2	27	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	2	28	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	2	29	small	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	2	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	2	31	medium	medium	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	2	32	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	2	33	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	2	34	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	2	35	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	2	36	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	2	37	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	2	38	state	state	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	2	39	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	2	40	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	2	41	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	3	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	3	2	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	3	3	face	face	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	3	4	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	3	5	myriad	myriad	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	3	6	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	3	7	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	3	8	such	such	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	3	9	as	as	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	3	10	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	3	11	funding	funding	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	3	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	3	13	insufficient	insufficient	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	3	14	managerial	managerial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	3	15	expertise	expertise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	3	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	3	17	leveraging	leverage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	3	18	shared	shared	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	3	19	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	3	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	3	21	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	3	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	3	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	3	24	methods	method	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	3	25	which	which	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	3	26	threatens	threaten	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	3	27	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	3	28	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	3	29	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	3	30	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	3	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	4	1	it	it	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	4	2	was	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	4	3	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	4	4	view	view	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	4	5	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	4	6	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	4	7	aforementioned	aforementione	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	4	8	problems	problem	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	4	9	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	4	10	necessitated	necessitate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	4	11	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	4	12	research	research	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	4	13	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	4	14	order	order	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	4	15	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	4	16	proffer	proffer	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	4	17	solutions	solution	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	4	18	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	4	19	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	4	20	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	4	21	achieve	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	4	22	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	4	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	4	24	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	4	25	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	4	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	5	1	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	5	2	solving	solve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	5	3	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	5	4	problems	problem	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	5	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	5	6	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	5	7	research	research	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	5	8	involved	involve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	5	9	statement	statement	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	5	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	5	11	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	5	12	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	5	13	four	four	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	5	14	hypotheses	hypothesis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	5	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	6	1	using	use	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	6	2	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	6	3	sample	sample	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	6	4	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	6	5	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	6	6	respondents	respondent	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	6	7	randomly	randomly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	6	8	selected	select	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	6	9	from	from	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	6	10	ten	ten	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	6	11	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	6	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	6	13	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	6	14	research	research	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	6	15	examines	examine	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	6	16	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	6	17	relationships	relationship	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	6	18	between	between	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	6	19	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	6	20	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	6	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	6	22	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	6	23	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	6	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	6	25	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	6	26	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	6	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	6	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	6	29	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	6	30	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	6	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	7	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	7	2	data	datum	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	7	3	were	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	7	4	analyzed	analyze	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	7	5	using	use	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	7	6	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	7	7	spearman	spearman	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	7	8	rank	rank	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	7	9	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	7	10	order	order	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	7	11	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	7	12	coefficient	coefficient	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	7	13	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	8	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	8	2	findings	finding	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	8	3	reveal	reveal	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	8	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	8	5	both	both	DET
ajbmeb-2347	8	6	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	8	7	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	8	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	8	9	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	8	10	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	8	11	significantly	significantly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	8	12	contribute	contribute	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	8	13	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	8	14	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	8	15	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	8	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	8	17	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	8	18	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	8	19	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	8	20	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	8	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	9	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	9	2	study	study	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	9	3	concludes	conclude	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	9	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	9	5	fostering	foster	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	9	6	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	9	7	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	9	8	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	9	9	essential	essential	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	9	10	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	9	11	enhancing	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	9	12	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	9	13	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	9	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	9	15	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	9	16	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	9	17	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	9	18	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	9	19	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	9	20	region	region	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	9	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	10	1	recommendations	recommendation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	10	2	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	10	3	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	10	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	10	5	policymakers	policymaker	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	10	6	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	10	7	provided	provide	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	10	8	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	10	9	facilitate	facilitate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	10	10	effective	effective	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	10	11	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	10	12	partnerships	partnership	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	10	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	10	14	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	10	15	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	10	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	11	1	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	11	2	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	11	4	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	11	6	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	11	8	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	11	9	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	11	11	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	12	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	11	14	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	11	15	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	11	17	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	18	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	11	20	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	21	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	22	introduction	introduction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	23	small	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	11	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	11	25	medium	medium	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	11	26	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	27	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	11	28	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	29	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	11	30	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	11	31	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	11	32	backbone	backbone	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	33	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	11	34	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	11	35	economy	economy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	36	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	11	37	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	38	state	state	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	11	39	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	11	40	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	11	41	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	11	42	playing	play	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	11	43	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	11	44	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	11	45	role	role	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	46	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	11	47	job	job	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	48	creation	creation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	49	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	11	50	poverty	poverty	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	51	alleviation	alleviation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	52	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	11	53	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	11	54	economic	economic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	11	55	diversification	diversification	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	11	56	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	12	1	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	12	2	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	12	3	significantly	significantly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	12	4	contribute	contribute	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	12	5	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	12	6	local	local	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	12	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	12	8	national	national	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	12	9	gdp	gdp	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	12	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	12	11	fostering	foster	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	12	12	innovation	innovation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	12	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	12	14	providing	provide	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	12	15	numerous	numerous	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	12	16	employment	employment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	12	17	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	12	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	13	1	however	however	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	13	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	13	3	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	13	4	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	13	5	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	13	6	state	state	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	13	7	face	face	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	13	8	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	13	9	myriad	myriad	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	13	10	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	13	11	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	13	12	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	13	13	threaten	threaten	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	13	14	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	13	15	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	13	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	13	17	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	13	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	14	1	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	14	2	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	14	3	include	include	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	14	4	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	14	5	funding	funding	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	14	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	14	7	limited	limited	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	14	8	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	14	9	access	access	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	14	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	14	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	14	12	insufficient	insufficient	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	14	13	managerial	managerial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	14	14	expertise	expertise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	14	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	14	16	which	which	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	14	17	collectively	collectively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	14	18	hinder	hinder	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	14	19	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	14	20	ability	ability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	14	21	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	14	22	compete	compete	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	14	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	14	24	expand	expand	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	14	25	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	14	26	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	14	27	ebitu	ebitu	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	14	28	et	et	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	14	29	al	al	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	14	30	.	.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	14	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	14	32	2016	2016	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	14	33	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	14	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	15	1	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	15	2	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	15	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	15	4	defined	define	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	15	5	as	as	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	15	6	partnerships	partnership	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	15	7	between	between	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	15	8	two	two	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	15	9	or	or	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	15	10	more	more	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	15	11	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	15	12	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	15	13	achieve	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	15	14	mutually	mutually	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	15	15	beneficial	beneficial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	15	16	objectives	objective	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	15	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	15	18	offer	offer	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	15	19	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	15	20	promising	promising	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	15	21	solution	solution	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	15	22	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	15	23	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	15	24	hurdles	hurdle	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	15	25	faced	face	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	15	26	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	15	27	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	15	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	16	1	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	16	2	leveraging	leverage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	16	3	shared	shared	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	16	4	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	16	6	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	16	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	16	9	networks	network	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	16	11	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	16	12	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	13	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	16	14	provide	provide	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	16	15	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	16	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	16	17	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	16	18	necessary	necessary	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	16	19	support	support	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	20	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	16	21	overcome	overcome	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	16	22	financial	financial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	16	23	constraints	constraint	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	16	25	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	16	26	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	27	reach	reach	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	16	29	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	16	30	gain	gain	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	16	31	american	american	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	16	32	journal	journal	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	16	33	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	16	34	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	35	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	36	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	16	37	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	38	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	16	39	banking	banking	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	40	volume	volume	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	41	29	29	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	16	42	october	october	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	16	43	2024	2024	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	16	44	p	p	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	45	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	16	46	g	g	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	47	e	e	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	48	|	|	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	16	49	6	6	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	16	50	www.americanjournal.org	www.americanjournal.org	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	51	managerial	managerial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	16	52	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	16	53	technical	technical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	16	54	expertise	expertise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	16	55	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	17	1	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	17	2	collaborative	collaborative	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	17	3	approach	approach	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	17	4	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	17	5	be	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	17	6	particularly	particularly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	17	7	beneficial	beneficial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	17	8	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	17	9	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	17	10	context	context	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	17	11	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	17	12	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	17	13	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	17	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	17	15	where	where	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	17	16	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	17	17	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	17	18	environment	environment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	17	19	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	17	20	both	both	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	17	21	dynamic	dynamic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	17	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	17	23	competitive	competitive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	17	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	17	25	influenced	influence	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	17	26	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	17	27	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	17	28	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	17	29	's	's	PART
ajbmeb-2347	17	30	significant	significant	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	17	31	position	position	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	17	32	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	17	33	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	17	34	's	's	PART
ajbmeb-2347	17	35	oil	oil	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	17	36	industry	industry	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	17	37	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	17	38	osano	osano	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	17	39	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	17	40	koine	koine	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	17	41	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	17	42	2016	2016	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	17	43	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	17	44	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	18	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	18	2	importance	importance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	18	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	18	4	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	18	5	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	18	6	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	18	7	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	18	8	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	18	9	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	18	10	be	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	18	11	overstated	overstate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	18	12	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	19	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	19	2	oil	oil	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	19	3	industry	industry	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	19	4	creates	create	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	19	5	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	19	6	high	high	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	19	7	demand	demand	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	19	8	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	19	9	various	various	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	19	10	services	service	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	19	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	19	12	products	product	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	19	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	19	14	presenting	present	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	19	15	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	19	16	for	for	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	19	17	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	19	18	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	19	19	thrive	thrive	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	19	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	20	1	however	however	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	20	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	20	3	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	20	4	industry	industry	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	20	5	also	also	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	20	6	brings	bring	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	20	7	about	about	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	20	8	intense	intense	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	20	9	competition	competition	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	20	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	20	11	complex	complex	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	20	12	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	20	13	dynamics	dynamic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	20	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	20	15	making	make	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	20	16	it	it	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	20	17	challenging	challenge	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	20	18	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	20	19	smaller	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	20	20	businesses	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	20	21	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	20	22	sustain	sustain	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	20	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	20	24	grow	grow	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	20	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	21	1	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	21	2	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	21	3	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	21	4	help	help	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	21	5	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	21	6	navigate	navigate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	21	7	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	21	8	complexities	complexity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	21	9	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	21	10	providing	provide	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	21	11	access	access	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	21	12	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	21	13	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	21	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	21	15	capabilities	capability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	21	16	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	21	17	they	they	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	21	18	would	would	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	21	19	otherwise	otherwise	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	21	20	lack	lack	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	21	21	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	21	22	gulati	gulati	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	21	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	21	24	1998	1998	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	21	25	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	21	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	22	1	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	22	2	paper	paper	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	22	3	aims	aim	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	22	4	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	22	5	explore	explore	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	22	6	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	22	7	role	role	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	22	8	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	22	9	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	22	10	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	22	11	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	22	12	enhancing	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	22	13	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	22	14	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	22	15	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	22	16	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	22	17	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	22	18	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	22	19	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	22	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	23	1	it	it	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	23	2	examined	examine	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	23	3	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	23	4	benefits	benefit	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	23	5	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	23	6	such	such	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	23	7	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	23	8	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	23	9	bring	bring	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	23	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	23	11	including	include	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	23	12	improved	improved	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	23	13	access	access	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	23	14	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	23	15	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	23	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	23	17	expanded	expand	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	23	18	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	23	19	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	23	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	23	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	23	22	enhanced	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	23	23	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	23	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	23	25	expertise	expertise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	23	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	24	1	furthermore	furthermore	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	24	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	24	3	it	it	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	24	4	discussed	discuss	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	24	5	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	24	6	potential	potential	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	24	7	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	24	8	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	24	9	managing	manage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	24	10	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	24	11	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	24	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	24	13	provided	provide	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	24	14	practical	practical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	24	15	examples	example	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	24	16	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	24	17	successful	successful	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	24	18	collaborations	collaboration	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	24	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	25	1	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	25	2	doing	do	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	25	3	so	so	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	25	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	25	5	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	25	6	paper	paper	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	25	7	also	also	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	25	8	provided	provide	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	25	9	insights	insight	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	25	10	into	into	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	25	11	how	how	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	25	12	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	25	13	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	25	14	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	25	15	state	state	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	25	16	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	25	17	leverage	leverage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	25	18	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	25	19	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	25	20	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	25	21	achieve	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	25	22	long	long	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	25	23	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	25	24	term	term	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	25	25	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	25	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	25	27	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	25	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	26	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	26	2	paper	paper	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	26	3	offered	offer	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	26	4	recommendations	recommendation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	26	5	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	26	6	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	26	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	26	8	policymakers	policymaker	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	26	9	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	26	10	how	how	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	26	11	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	26	12	foster	foster	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	26	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	26	14	support	support	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	26	15	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	26	16	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	26	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	27	1	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	27	2	implementing	implement	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	27	3	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	27	4	recommendations	recommendation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	27	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	27	6	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	27	7	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	27	8	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	27	9	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	27	10	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	27	11	better	well	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	27	12	navigate	navigate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	27	13	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	27	14	competitive	competitive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	27	15	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	27	16	landscape	landscape	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	27	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	27	18	contribute	contribute	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	27	19	more	more	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	27	20	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	27	21	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	27	22	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	27	23	region	region	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	27	24	's	's	PART
ajbmeb-2347	27	25	economic	economic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	27	26	development	development	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	27	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	28	1	statement	statement	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	28	2	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	28	3	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	28	4	problem	problem	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	28	5	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	28	6	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	28	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	28	8	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	28	9	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	28	10	small	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	28	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	28	12	medium	medium	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	28	13	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	28	14	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	28	15	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	28	16	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	28	17	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	28	18	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	28	19	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	28	20	face	face	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	28	21	significant	significant	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	28	22	obstacles	obstacle	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	28	23	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	28	24	hinder	hinder	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	28	25	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	28	26	full	full	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	28	27	potential	potential	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	28	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	29	1	despite	despite	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	29	2	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	29	3	critical	critical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	29	4	role	role	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	29	5	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	29	6	economic	economic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	29	7	development	development	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	29	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	29	9	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	29	10	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	29	11	encounter	encounter	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	29	12	persistent	persistent	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	29	13	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	29	14	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	29	15	threaten	threaten	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	29	16	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	29	17	longevity	longevity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	29	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	29	19	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	29	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	30	1	one	one	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	30	2	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	30	3	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	30	4	most	most	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	30	5	pressing	pressing	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	30	6	issues	issue	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	30	7	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	30	8	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	30	9	access	access	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	30	10	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	30	11	finance	finance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	30	12	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	31	1	many	many	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	31	2	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	31	3	struggle	struggle	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	31	4	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	31	5	secure	secure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	31	6	loans	loan	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	31	7	from	from	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	31	8	traditional	traditional	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	31	9	financial	financial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	31	10	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	31	11	due	due	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	31	12	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	31	13	stringent	stringent	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	31	14	lending	lending	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	31	15	criteria	criterion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	31	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	31	17	high	high	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	31	18	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	31	19	interest	interest	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	31	20	rates	rate	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	31	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	32	1	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	32	2	financial	financial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	32	3	bottleneck	bottleneck	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	32	4	severely	severely	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	32	5	limits	limit	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	32	6	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	32	7	ability	ability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	32	8	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	32	9	invest	invest	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	32	10	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	32	11	new	new	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	32	12	technologies	technology	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	32	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	32	14	expand	expand	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	32	15	operations	operation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	32	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	32	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	32	18	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	32	19	productivity	productivity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	32	20	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	32	21	adebisi	adebisi	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	32	22	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	32	23	olayinka	olayinka	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	32	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	32	25	2013	2013	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	32	26	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	32	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	33	1	another	another	DET
ajbmeb-2347	33	2	major	major	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	33	3	challenge	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	33	4	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	33	5	limited	limit	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	33	6	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	33	7	access	access	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	33	8	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	34	1	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	34	2	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	34	3	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	34	4	state	state	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	34	5	often	often	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	34	6	find	find	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	34	7	it	it	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	34	8	difficult	difficult	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	34	9	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	34	10	penetrate	penetrate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	34	11	larger	large	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	34	12	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	34	13	due	due	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	34	14	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	34	15	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	34	16	constrained	constrain	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	34	17	marketing	marketing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	34	18	capabilities	capability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	34	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	34	20	lack	lack	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	34	21	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	34	22	connections	connection	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	34	23	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	34	24	extensive	extensive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	34	25	supply	supply	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	34	26	chains	chain	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	34	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	35	1	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	35	2	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	35	3	isolation	isolation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	35	4	confines	confine	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	35	5	many	many	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	35	6	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	35	7	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	35	8	local	local	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	35	9	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	35	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	35	11	reducing	reduce	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	35	12	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	35	13	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	35	14	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	35	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	35	16	competitive	competitive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	35	17	edge	edge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	35	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	36	1	as	as	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	36	2	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	36	3	result	result	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	36	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	36	5	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	36	6	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	36	7	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	36	8	unable	unable	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	36	9	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	36	10	scale	scale	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	36	11	up	up	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	36	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	36	13	exploit	exploit	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	36	14	broader	broad	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	36	15	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	36	16	potentials	potential	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	36	17	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	36	18	ogujiuba	ogujiuba	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	36	19	et	et	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	36	20	al	al	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	36	21	.	.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	36	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	36	23	2013	2013	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	36	24	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	36	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	37	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	37	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	37	3	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	37	4	managerial	managerial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	37	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	37	6	technical	technical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	37	7	expertise	expertise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	37	8	required	require	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	37	9	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	37	10	navigate	navigate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	37	11	complex	complex	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	37	12	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	37	13	environments	environment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	37	14	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	37	15	often	often	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	37	16	lacking	lack	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	37	17	among	among	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	37	18	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	37	19	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	37	20	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	37	21	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	37	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	38	1	many	many	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	38	2	small	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	38	3	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	38	4	owners	owner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	38	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	38	6	managers	manager	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	38	7	do	do	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	38	8	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	38	9	have	have	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	38	10	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	38	11	necessary	necessary	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	38	12	skills	skill	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	38	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	38	14	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	38	15	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	38	16	implement	implement	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	38	17	best	good	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	38	18	practices	practice	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	38	19	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	38	20	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	38	21	operations	operation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	38	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	38	23	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	38	24	planning	planning	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	38	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	38	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	38	27	technology	technology	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	38	28	adoption	adoption	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	38	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	39	1	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	39	2	deficiency	deficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	39	3	led	lead	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	39	4	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	39	5	inefficient	inefficient	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	39	6	operations	operation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	39	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	39	8	poor	poor	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	39	9	decision	decision	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	39	10	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	39	11	making	making	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	39	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	39	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	39	14	an	an	DET
ajbmeb-2347	39	15	inability	inability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	39	16	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	39	17	compete	compete	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	39	18	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	39	19	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	39	20	larger	large	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	39	21	firms	firm	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	39	22	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	39	23	have	have	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	39	24	more	more	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	39	25	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	39	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	39	27	better	well	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	39	28	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	39	29	trained	train	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	39	30	personnel	personnel	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	39	31	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	39	32	nwigwe	nwigwe	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	39	33	et	et	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	39	34	al	al	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	39	35	.	.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	39	36	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	39	37	2013	2013	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	39	38	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	39	39	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	40	1	given	give	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	40	2	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	40	3	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	40	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	40	5	there	there	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	40	6	is	be	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	40	7	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	40	8	critical	critical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	40	9	need	need	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	40	10	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	40	11	solutions	solution	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	40	12	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	40	13	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	40	14	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	40	15	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	40	16	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	40	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	40	18	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	40	19	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	40	20	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	40	21	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	40	22	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	40	23	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	40	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	41	1	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	41	2	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	41	3	offer	offer	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	41	4	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	41	5	promising	promising	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	41	6	avenue	avenue	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	41	7	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	41	8	addressing	address	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	41	9	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	41	10	issues	issue	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	41	11	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	42	1	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	42	2	forming	form	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	42	3	partnerships	partnership	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	42	4	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	42	5	other	other	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	42	6	businesses	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	42	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	42	8	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	42	9	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	42	10	pool	pool	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	42	11	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	42	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	42	13	access	access	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	42	14	new	new	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	42	15	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	42	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	42	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	42	18	gain	gain	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	42	19	essential	essential	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	42	20	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	42	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	42	22	expertise	expertise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	42	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	43	1	however	however	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	43	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	43	3	while	while	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	43	4	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	43	5	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	43	6	have	have	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	43	7	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	43	8	potential	potential	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	43	9	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	43	10	provide	provide	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	43	11	significant	significant	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	43	12	benefits	benefit	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	43	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	43	14	they	they	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	43	15	also	also	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	43	16	come	come	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	43	17	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	43	18	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	43	19	own	own	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	43	20	set	set	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	43	21	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	43	22	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	43	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	43	24	such	such	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	43	25	as	as	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	43	26	managing	manage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	43	27	partnership	partnership	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	43	28	dynamics	dynamic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	43	29	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	43	30	aligning	align	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	43	31	objectives	objective	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	43	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	44	1	thus	thus	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	44	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	44	3	there	there	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	44	4	is	be	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	44	5	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	44	6	need	need	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	44	7	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	44	8	explore	explore	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	44	9	how	how	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	44	10	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	44	11	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	44	12	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	44	13	be	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	44	14	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	44	15	formed	form	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	44	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	44	17	managed	manage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	44	18	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	44	19	maximize	maximize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	44	20	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	44	21	benefits	benefit	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	44	22	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	44	23	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	44	24	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	44	25	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	44	26	state	state	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	44	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	45	1	american	american	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	45	2	journal	journal	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	45	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	4	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	5	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	45	7	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	9	banking	banking	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	10	volume	volume	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	11	29	29	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	45	12	october	october	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	45	13	2024	2024	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	45	14	p	p	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	15	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	45	16	g	g	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	17	e	e	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	18	|	|	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	45	19	7	7	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	45	20	www.americanjournal.org	www.americanjournal.org	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	21	research	research	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	22	hypotheses	hypothese	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	45	23	h01	h01	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	24	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	25	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	26	does	do	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	45	27	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	45	28	relate	relate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	45	29	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	30	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	31	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	32	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	33	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	34	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	35	river	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	36	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	37	h02	h02	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	38	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	39	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	40	does	do	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	45	41	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	45	42	relate	relate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	45	43	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	44	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	45	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	46	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	47	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	48	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	49	river	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	50	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	51	h03	h03	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	52	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	53	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	54	does	do	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	45	55	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	45	56	relate	relate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	45	57	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	58	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	59	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	60	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	61	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	62	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	63	river	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	64	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	65	h04	h04	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	66	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	67	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	68	does	do	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	45	69	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	45	70	relate	relate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	45	71	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	72	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	73	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	74	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	75	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	76	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	77	river	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	78	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	79	review	review	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	80	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	81	related	related	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	82	literature	literature	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	83	2.0	2.0	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	45	84	theoretical	theoretical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	85	framework	framework	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	86	2.1	2.1	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	45	87	transaction	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	88	cost	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	89	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	90	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	45	91	tce	tce	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	45	92	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	45	93	theory	theory	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	94	transaction	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	95	cost	cost	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	45	96	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	97	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	45	98	tce	tce	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	45	99	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	45	100	theory	theory	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	101	provides	provide	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	45	102	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	45	103	valuable	valuable	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	104	framework	framework	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	105	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	106	understanding	understand	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	45	107	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	45	108	dynamics	dynamic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	109	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	110	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	111	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	112	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	113	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	45	114	impact	impact	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	115	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	116	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	45	117	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	118	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	119	small	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	120	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	121	medium	medium	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	45	122	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	123	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	45	124	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	125	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	45	126	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	45	127	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	128	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	45	129	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	46	1	transaction	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	46	2	cost	cost	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	46	3	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	46	4	developed	develop	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	46	5	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	46	6	oliver	oliver	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	46	7	williamson	williamson	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	46	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	46	9	focuses	focus	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	46	10	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	46	11	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	46	12	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	46	13	associated	associate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	46	14	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	46	15	transactions	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	46	16	between	between	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	46	17	economic	economic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	46	18	actors	actor	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	46	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	46	20	emphasizes	emphasize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	46	21	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	46	22	role	role	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	46	23	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	46	24	governance	governance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	46	25	mechanisms	mechanism	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	46	26	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	46	27	reducing	reduce	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	46	28	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	46	29	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	46	30	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	46	31	williamson	williamson	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	46	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	46	33	1975	1975	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	46	34	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	46	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	47	1	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	47	2	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	47	3	context	context	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	47	4	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	47	5	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	47	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	47	7	transactions	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	47	8	such	such	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	47	9	as	as	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	47	10	sourcing	source	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	47	11	raw	raw	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	47	12	materials	material	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	47	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	47	14	accessing	access	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	47	15	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	47	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	47	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	47	18	forming	form	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	47	19	partnerships	partnership	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	47	20	entail	entail	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	47	21	various	various	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	47	22	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	47	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	47	24	including	include	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	47	25	search	search	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	47	26	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	47	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	47	28	negotiation	negotiation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	47	29	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	47	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	47	31	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	47	32	monitoring	monitor	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	47	33	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	47	34	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	47	35	williamson	williamson	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	47	36	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	47	37	1975	1975	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	47	38	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	47	39	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	48	1	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	48	2	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	48	3	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	48	4	be	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	48	5	viewed	view	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	48	6	as	as	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	48	7	governance	governance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	48	8	structures	structure	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	48	9	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	48	10	help	help	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	48	11	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	48	12	mitigate	mitigate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	48	13	transaction	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	48	14	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	48	15	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	48	16	providing	provide	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	48	17	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	48	18	framework	framework	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	48	19	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	48	20	cooperation	cooperation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	48	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	48	22	coordination	coordination	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	48	23	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	48	24	external	external	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	48	25	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	48	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	49	1	rather	rather	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	49	2	than	than	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	49	3	engaging	engage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	49	4	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	49	5	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	49	6	transactions	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	49	7	characterized	characterize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	49	8	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	49	9	uncertainty	uncertainty	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	49	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	49	11	opportunism	opportunism	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	49	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	49	13	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	49	14	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	49	15	collaborate	collaborate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	49	16	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	49	17	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	49	18	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	49	19	achieve	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	49	20	shared	shared	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	49	21	objectives	objective	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	49	22	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	49	23	williamson	williamson	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	49	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	49	25	1975	1975	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	49	26	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	49	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	50	1	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	50	2	example	example	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	50	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	50	4	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	50	5	local	local	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	50	6	manufacturing	manufacture	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	50	7	sme	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	50	8	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	50	9	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	50	10	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	50	11	may	may	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	50	12	form	form	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	50	13	an	an	DET
ajbmeb-2347	50	14	alliance	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	50	15	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	50	16	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	50	17	distributor	distributor	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	50	18	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	50	19	reduce	reduce	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	50	20	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	50	21	transaction	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	50	22	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	50	23	associated	associate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	50	24	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	50	25	accessing	access	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	50	26	new	new	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	50	27	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	50	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	51	1	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	51	2	pooling	pool	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	51	3	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	51	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	51	5	sharing	share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	51	6	risks	risk	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	51	7	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	51	8	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	51	9	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	51	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	51	11	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	51	12	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	51	13	achieve	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	51	14	economies	economy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	51	15	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	51	16	scale	scale	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	51	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	51	18	scope	scope	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	51	19	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	51	20	would	would	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	51	21	be	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	51	22	difficult	difficult	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	51	23	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	51	24	attain	attain	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	51	25	independently	independently	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	51	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	52	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	52	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	52	3	transaction	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	52	4	cost	cost	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	52	5	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	52	6	highlights	highlight	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	52	7	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	52	8	importance	importance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	52	9	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	52	10	considering	consider	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	52	11	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	52	12	specific	specific	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	52	13	attributes	attribute	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	52	14	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	52	15	transactions	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	52	16	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	52	17	determining	determine	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	52	18	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	52	19	most	most	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	52	20	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	52	21	governance	governance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	52	22	structure	structure	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	52	23	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	52	24	williamson	williamson	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	52	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	52	26	1981	1981	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	52	27	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	52	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	53	1	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	53	2	all	all	DET
ajbmeb-2347	53	3	transactions	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	53	4	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	53	5	suited	suit	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	53	6	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	53	7	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	53	8	exchange	exchange	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	53	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	53	10	hierarchical	hierarchical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	53	11	control	control	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	53	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	53	13	or	or	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	53	14	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	53	15	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	53	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	54	1	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	54	2	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	54	3	case	case	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	54	4	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	54	5	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	54	6	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	54	7	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	54	8	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	54	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	54	10	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	54	11	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	54	12	may	may	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	54	13	be	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	54	14	particularly	particularly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	54	15	beneficial	beneficial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	54	16	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	54	17	transactions	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	54	18	characterized	characterize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	54	19	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	54	20	asset	asset	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	54	21	specificity	specificity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	54	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	54	23	uncertainty	uncertainty	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	54	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	54	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	54	26	complexity	complexity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	54	27	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	54	28	williamson	williamson	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	54	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	54	30	1981	1981	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	54	31	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	54	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	55	1	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	55	2	instance	instance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	55	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	55	4	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	55	5	operating	operate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	55	6	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	55	7	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	55	8	oil	oil	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	55	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	55	10	gas	gas	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	55	11	sector	sector	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	55	12	may	may	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	55	13	form	form	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	55	14	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	55	15	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	55	16	larger	large	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	55	17	firms	firm	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	55	18	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	55	19	access	access	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	55	20	specialized	specialized	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	55	21	equipment	equipment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	55	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	55	23	expertise	expertise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	55	24	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	55	25	offshore	offshore	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	55	26	drilling	drilling	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	55	27	operations	operation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	55	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	55	29	where	where	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	55	30	investments	investment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	55	31	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	55	32	highly	highly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	55	33	specific	specific	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	55	34	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	55	35	uncertain	uncertain	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	55	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	56	1	however	however	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	56	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	56	3	while	while	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	56	4	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	56	5	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	56	6	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	56	7	help	help	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	56	8	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	56	9	reduce	reduce	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	56	10	transaction	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	56	11	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	56	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	56	13	they	they	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	56	14	also	also	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	56	15	introduce	introduce	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	56	16	new	new	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	56	17	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	56	18	related	relate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	56	19	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	56	20	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	56	21	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	56	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	56	23	coordination	coordination	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	56	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	57	1	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	57	2	require	require	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	57	3	careful	careful	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	57	4	negotiation	negotiation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	57	5	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	57	6	terms	term	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	57	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	57	8	clear	clear	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	57	9	communication	communication	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	57	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	57	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	57	12	ongoing	ongoing	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	57	13	monitoring	monitoring	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	57	14	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	57	15	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	57	16	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	57	17	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	57	18	adhere	adhere	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	57	19	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	57	20	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	57	21	commitments	commitment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	57	22	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	57	23	williamson	williamson	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	57	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	57	25	1985	1985	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	57	26	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	57	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	58	1	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	58	2	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	58	3	context	context	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	58	4	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	58	5	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	58	6	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	58	7	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	58	8	state	state	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	58	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	58	10	where	where	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	58	11	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	58	12	environments	environment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	58	13	may	may	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	58	14	be	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	58	15	characterized	characterize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	58	16	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	58	17	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	58	18	diversity	diversity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	58	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	58	20	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	58	21	complexity	complexity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	58	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	58	23	managing	manage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	58	24	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	58	25	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	58	26	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	58	27	be	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	58	28	particularly	particularly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	58	29	challenging	challenging	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	58	30	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	58	31	williamson	williamson	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	58	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	58	33	1985	1985	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	58	34	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	58	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	59	1	transaction	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	59	2	cost	cost	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	59	3	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	59	4	theory	theory	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	59	5	offers	offer	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	59	6	valuable	valuable	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	59	7	insights	insight	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	59	8	into	into	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	59	9	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	59	10	role	role	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	59	11	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	59	12	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	59	13	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	59	14	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	59	15	enhancing	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	59	16	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	59	17	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	59	18	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	59	19	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	59	20	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	59	21	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	59	22	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	59	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	60	1	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	60	2	understanding	understand	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	60	3	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	60	4	transaction	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	60	5	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	60	6	associated	associate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	60	7	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	60	8	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	60	9	exchanges	exchange	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	60	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	60	11	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	60	12	benefits	benefit	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	60	13	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	60	14	alternative	alternative	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	60	15	governance	governance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	60	16	structures	structure	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	60	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	60	18	policymakers	policymaker	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	60	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	60	20	practitioners	practitioner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	60	21	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	60	22	develop	develop	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	60	23	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	60	24	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	60	25	support	support	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	60	26	sme	sme	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	60	27	development	development	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	60	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	60	29	foster	foster	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	60	30	successful	successful	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	60	31	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	60	32	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	60	33	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	60	34	region	region	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	60	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	61	1	american	american	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	61	2	journal	journal	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	61	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	61	4	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	5	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	61	7	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	61	9	banking	banking	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	10	volume	volume	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	11	29	29	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	61	12	october	october	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	61	13	2024	2024	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	61	14	p	p	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	15	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	61	16	g	g	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	17	e	e	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	18	|	|	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	61	19	8	8	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	61	20	www.americanjournal.org	www.americanjournal.org	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	21	concept	concept	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	22	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	61	23	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	61	24	alliance	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	25	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	61	26	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	61	27	alliance	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	28	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	61	29	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	61	30	collaborative	collaborative	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	61	31	partnership	partnership	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	32	formed	form	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	61	33	between	between	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	61	34	two	two	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	61	35	or	or	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	61	36	more	more	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	61	37	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	38	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	61	39	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	61	40	aim	aim	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	41	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	61	42	achieving	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	61	43	mutually	mutually	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	61	44	beneficial	beneficial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	61	45	objectives	objective	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	61	46	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	61	47	kale	kale	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	61	48	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	61	49	singh	singh	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	61	50	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	61	51	2009	2009	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	61	52	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	61	53	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	62	1	unlike	unlike	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	62	2	mergers	merger	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	62	3	or	or	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	62	4	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	62	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	62	6	which	which	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	62	7	involve	involve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	62	8	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	62	9	integration	integration	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	62	10	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	62	11	businesses	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	62	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	62	13	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	62	14	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	62	15	allow	allow	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	62	16	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	62	17	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	62	18	maintain	maintain	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	62	19	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	62	20	independence	independence	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	62	21	while	while	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	62	22	leveraging	leverage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	62	23	each	each	DET
ajbmeb-2347	62	24	other	other	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	62	25	's	's	PART
ajbmeb-2347	62	26	strengths	strength	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	62	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	62	28	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	62	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	63	1	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	63	2	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	63	3	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	63	4	take	take	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	63	5	various	various	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	63	6	forms	form	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	63	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	63	8	including	include	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	63	9	joint	joint	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	63	10	ventures	venture	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	63	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	63	12	licensing	licensing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	63	13	agreements	agreement	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	63	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	63	15	distribution	distribution	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	63	16	partnerships	partnership	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	63	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	63	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	63	19	research	research	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	63	20	collaborations	collaboration	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	63	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	64	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	64	2	primary	primary	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	64	3	goal	goal	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	64	4	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	64	5	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	64	6	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	64	7	alliance	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	64	8	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	64	9	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	64	10	create	create	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	64	11	value	value	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	64	12	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	64	13	all	all	DET
ajbmeb-2347	64	14	parties	party	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	64	15	involved	involve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	64	16	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	64	17	combining	combine	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	64	18	complementary	complementary	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	64	19	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	64	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	64	21	capabilities	capability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	64	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	64	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	64	24	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	64	25	access	access	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	64	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	65	1	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	65	2	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	65	3	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	65	4	driven	drive	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	65	5	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	65	6	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	65	7	recognition	recognition	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	65	8	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	65	9	no	no	DET
ajbmeb-2347	65	10	single	single	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	65	11	organization	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	65	12	possesses	possess	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	65	13	all	all	DET
ajbmeb-2347	65	14	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	65	15	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	65	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	65	17	capabilities	capability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	65	18	required	require	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	65	19	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	65	20	succeed	succeed	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	65	21	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	65	22	today	today	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	65	23	's	's	PART
ajbmeb-2347	65	24	complex	complex	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	65	25	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	65	26	environment	environment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	65	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	66	1	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	66	2	forming	form	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	66	3	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	66	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	66	5	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	66	6	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	66	7	access	access	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	66	8	new	new	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	66	9	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	66	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	66	11	share	share	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	66	12	risks	risk	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	66	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	66	14	reduce	reduce	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	66	15	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	66	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	66	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	66	18	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	66	19	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	66	20	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	66	21	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	66	22	dussauge	dussauge	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	66	23	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	66	24	garrette	garrette	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	66	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	66	26	1999	1999	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	66	27	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	66	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	67	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	67	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	67	3	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	67	4	enable	enable	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	67	5	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	67	6	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	67	7	respond	respond	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	67	8	more	more	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	67	9	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	67	10	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	67	11	changing	change	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	67	12	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	67	13	conditions	condition	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	67	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	67	15	technological	technological	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	67	16	advancements	advancement	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	67	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	67	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	67	19	competitive	competitive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	67	20	pressures	pressure	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	67	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	68	1	however	however	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	68	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	68	3	successful	successful	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	68	4	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	68	5	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	68	6	require	require	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	68	7	careful	careful	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	68	8	planning	planning	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	68	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	68	10	clear	clear	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	68	11	communication	communication	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	68	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	68	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	68	14	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	68	15	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	68	16	goals	goal	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	68	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	68	18	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	68	19	among	among	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	68	20	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	68	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	69	1	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	69	2	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	69	3	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	69	4	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	69	5	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	69	6	refers	refer	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	69	7	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	69	8	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	69	9	degree	degree	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	69	10	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	69	11	which	which	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	69	12	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	69	13	goals	goal	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	69	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	69	15	objectives	objective	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	69	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	69	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	69	18	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	69	19	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	69	20	partnering	partner	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	69	21	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	69	22	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	69	23	congruent	congruent	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	69	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	69	25	mutually	mutually	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	69	26	supportive	supportive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	69	27	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	69	28	das	das	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	69	29	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	69	30	teng	teng	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	69	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	69	32	1998	1998	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	69	33	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	69	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	70	1	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	70	2	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	70	3	context	context	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	70	4	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	70	5	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	70	6	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	70	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	70	8	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	70	9	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	70	10	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	70	11	essential	essential	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	70	12	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	70	13	ensuring	ensure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	70	14	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	70	15	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	70	16	partnership	partnership	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	70	17	creates	create	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	70	18	value	value	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	70	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	70	20	achieves	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	70	21	its	its	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	70	22	intended	intended	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	70	23	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	70	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	71	1	when	when	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	71	2	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	71	3	share	share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	71	4	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	71	5	common	common	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	71	6	vision	vision	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	71	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	71	8	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	71	9	direction	direction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	71	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	71	11	they	they	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	71	12	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	71	13	better	well	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	71	14	able	able	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	71	15	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	71	16	collaborate	collaborate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	71	17	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	71	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	71	19	allocate	allocate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	71	20	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	71	21	efficiently	efficiently	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	71	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	71	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	71	24	pursue	pursue	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	71	25	shared	shared	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	71	26	goals	goal	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	71	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	72	1	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	72	2	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	72	3	involves	involve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	72	4	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	72	5	only	only	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	72	6	agreement	agreement	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	72	7	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	72	8	overarching	overarching	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	72	9	objectives	objective	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	72	10	but	but	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	72	11	also	also	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	72	12	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	72	13	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	72	14	specific	specific	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	72	15	activities	activity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	72	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	72	17	processes	process	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	72	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	72	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	72	20	decision	decision	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	72	21	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	72	22	making	make	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	72	23	mechanisms	mechanism	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	72	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	73	1	achieving	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	73	2	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	73	3	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	73	4	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	73	5	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	73	6	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	73	7	requires	require	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	73	8	continuous	continuous	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	73	9	communication	communication	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	73	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	73	11	negotiation	negotiation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	73	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	73	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	73	14	compromise	compromise	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	73	15	among	among	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	73	16	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	73	17	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	73	18	inkpen	inkpen	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	73	19	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	73	20	tsang	tsang	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	73	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	73	22	2005	2005	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	73	23	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	73	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	74	1	it	it	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	74	2	involves	involve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	74	3	clarifying	clarify	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	74	4	expectations	expectation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	74	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	74	6	defining	define	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	74	7	roles	role	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	74	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	74	9	responsibilities	responsibility	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	74	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	74	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	74	12	establishing	establish	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	74	13	mechanisms	mechanism	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	74	14	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	74	15	monitoring	monitoring	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	74	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	74	17	evaluating	evaluate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	74	18	progress	progress	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	74	19	towards	towards	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	74	20	common	common	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	74	21	goals	goal	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	74	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	75	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	75	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	75	3	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	75	4	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	75	5	requires	require	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	75	6	flexibility	flexibility	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	75	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	75	8	adaptability	adaptability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	75	9	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	75	10	accommodate	accommodate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	75	11	changes	change	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	75	12	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	75	13	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	75	14	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	75	15	environment	environment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	75	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	75	17	evolving	evolve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	75	18	priorities	priority	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	75	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	76	1	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	76	2	must	must	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	76	3	be	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	76	4	willing	willing	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	76	5	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	76	6	realign	realign	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	76	7	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	76	8	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	76	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	76	10	adjust	adjust	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	76	11	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	76	12	alliance	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	76	13	activities	activity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	76	14	as	as	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	76	15	needed	need	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	76	16	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	76	17	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	76	18	continued	continued	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	76	19	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	76	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	76	21	relevance	relevance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	76	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	77	1	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	77	2	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	77	3	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	77	4	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	77	5	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	77	6	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	77	7	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	77	8	fundamental	fundamental	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	77	9	aspect	aspect	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	77	10	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	77	11	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	77	12	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	77	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	77	14	enabling	enable	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	77	15	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	77	16	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	77	17	leverage	leverage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	77	18	each	each	DET
ajbmeb-2347	77	19	other	other	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	77	20	's	's	PART
ajbmeb-2347	77	21	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	77	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	77	23	capabilities	capability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	77	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	77	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	77	26	expertise	expertise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	77	27	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	77	28	achieve	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	77	29	shared	shared	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	77	30	objectives	objective	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	77	31	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	77	32	parkhe	parkhe	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	77	33	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	77	34	1993	1993	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	77	35	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	77	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	78	1	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	78	2	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	78	3	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	78	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	78	5	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	78	6	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	78	7	take	take	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	78	8	various	various	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	78	9	forms	form	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	78	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	78	11	including	include	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	78	12	financial	financial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	78	13	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	78	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	78	15	technology	technology	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	78	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	78	17	human	human	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	78	18	capital	capital	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	78	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	78	20	physical	physical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	78	21	assets	asset	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	78	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	78	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	78	24	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	78	25	access	access	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	78	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	79	1	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	79	2	sharing	share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	79	3	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	79	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	79	5	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	79	6	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	79	7	achieve	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	79	8	economies	economy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	79	9	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	79	10	scale	scale	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	79	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	79	12	reduce	reduce	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	79	13	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	79	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	79	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	79	16	mitigate	mitigate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	79	17	risks	risk	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	79	18	associated	associate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	79	19	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	79	20	individual	individual	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	79	21	investments	investment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	79	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	80	1	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	80	2	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	80	3	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	80	4	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	80	5	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	80	6	involves	involve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	80	7	identifying	identify	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	80	8	complementary	complementary	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	80	9	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	80	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	80	11	capabilities	capability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	80	12	among	among	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	80	13	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	80	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	80	15	determining	determine	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	80	16	how	how	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	80	17	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	80	18	assets	asset	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	80	19	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	80	20	be	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	80	21	combined	combine	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	80	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	80	23	utilized	utilize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	80	24	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	80	25	create	create	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	80	26	value	value	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	80	27	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	80	28	gulati	gulati	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	80	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	80	30	1998	1998	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	80	31	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	80	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	81	1	it	it	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	81	2	requires	require	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	81	3	trust	trust	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	81	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	81	5	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	81	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	81	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	81	8	mutual	mutual	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	81	9	benefit	benefit	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	81	10	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	81	11	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	81	12	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	81	13	all	all	DET
ajbmeb-2347	81	14	parties	party	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	81	15	contribute	contribute	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	81	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	81	17	benefit	benefit	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	81	18	from	from	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	81	19	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	81	20	partnership	partnership	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	81	21	equitably	equitably	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	81	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	82	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	82	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	82	3	effective	effective	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	82	4	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	82	5	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	82	6	requires	require	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	82	7	clear	clear	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	82	8	agreements	agreement	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	82	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	82	10	mechanisms	mechanism	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	82	11	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	82	12	managing	manage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	82	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	82	14	protecting	protect	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	82	15	shared	shared	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	82	16	assets	asset	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	82	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	82	18	such	such	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	82	19	as	as	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	82	20	intellectual	intellectual	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	82	21	property	property	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	82	22	rights	right	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	82	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	82	24	confidentiality	confidentiality	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	82	25	agreements	agreement	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	82	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	83	1	american	american	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	83	2	journal	journal	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	83	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	83	4	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	5	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	83	7	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	83	9	banking	banking	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	10	volume	volume	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	11	29	29	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	83	12	october	october	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	83	13	2024	2024	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	83	14	p	p	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	15	a	a	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	83	16	g	g	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	17	e	e	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	18	|	|	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	83	19	9	9	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	83	20	www.americanjournal.org	www.americanjournal.org	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	21	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	83	22	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	23	offer	offer	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	83	24	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	25	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	83	26	powerful	powerful	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	83	27	mechanism	mechanism	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	28	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	83	29	achieving	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	83	30	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	83	31	objectives	objective	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	83	33	enhancing	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	83	34	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	83	36	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	83	37	creating	create	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	83	38	value	value	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	83	39	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	84	1	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	84	2	fostering	foster	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	84	3	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	84	4	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	84	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	84	6	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	84	7	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	84	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	84	9	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	84	10	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	84	11	maximize	maximize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	84	12	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	84	13	benefits	benefit	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	84	14	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	84	15	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	84	16	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	84	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	84	18	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	84	19	long	long	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	84	20	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	84	21	term	term	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	84	22	success	success	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	84	23	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	84	24	today	today	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	84	25	's	's	PART
ajbmeb-2347	84	26	dynamic	dynamic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	84	27	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	84	28	environment	environment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	84	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	85	1	concept	concept	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	85	2	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	85	3	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	85	4	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	85	5	refers	refer	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	85	6	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	85	7	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	85	8	ability	ability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	85	9	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	85	10	an	an	DET
ajbmeb-2347	85	11	organization	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	85	12	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	85	13	meet	meet	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	85	14	its	its	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	85	15	present	present	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	85	16	needs	need	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	85	17	without	without	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	85	18	compromising	compromise	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	85	19	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	85	20	ability	ability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	85	21	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	85	22	future	future	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	85	23	generations	generation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	85	24	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	85	25	meet	meet	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	85	26	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	85	27	own	own	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	85	28	needs	need	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	85	29	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	85	30	elkington	elkington	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	85	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	85	32	1997	1997	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	85	33	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	85	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	86	1	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	86	2	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	86	3	context	context	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	86	4	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	86	5	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	86	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	86	7	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	86	8	encompasses	encompass	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	86	9	economic	economic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	86	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	86	11	social	social	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	86	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	86	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	86	14	environmental	environmental	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	86	15	dimensions	dimension	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	86	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	86	17	often	often	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	86	18	referred	refer	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	86	19	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	86	20	as	as	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	86	21	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	86	22	triple	triple	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	86	23	bottom	bottom	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	86	24	line	line	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	86	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	87	1	sustainable	sustainable	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	87	2	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	87	3	strive	strive	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	87	4	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	87	5	balance	balance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	87	6	financial	financial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	87	7	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	87	8	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	87	9	social	social	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	87	10	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	87	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	87	12	environmental	environmental	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	87	13	stewardship	stewardship	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	87	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	87	15	aiming	aim	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	87	16	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	87	17	create	create	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	87	18	long	long	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	87	19	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	87	20	term	term	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	87	21	value	value	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	87	22	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	87	23	all	all	DET
ajbmeb-2347	87	24	stakeholders	stakeholder	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	87	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	88	1	sustainable	sustainable	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	88	2	practices	practice	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	88	3	involve	involve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	88	4	integrating	integrate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	88	5	economic	economic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	88	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	88	7	social	social	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	88	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	88	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	88	10	environmental	environmental	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	88	11	considerations	consideration	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	88	12	into	into	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	88	13	decision	decision	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	88	14	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	88	15	making	make	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	88	16	processes	process	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	88	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	88	18	adopting	adopt	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	88	19	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	88	20	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	88	21	promote	promote	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	88	22	resilience	resilience	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	88	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	88	24	adaptability	adaptability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	88	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	88	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	88	27	ethical	ethical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	88	28	conduct	conduct	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	88	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	89	1	achieving	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	89	2	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	89	3	requires	require	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	89	4	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	89	5	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	89	6	adopt	adopt	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	89	7	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	89	8	holistic	holistic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	89	9	approach	approach	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	89	10	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	89	11	considers	consider	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	89	12	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	89	13	interconnectedness	interconnectedness	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	89	14	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	89	15	economic	economic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	89	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	89	17	social	social	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	89	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	89	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	89	20	environmental	environmental	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	89	21	factors	factor	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	89	22	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	89	23	hopwood	hopwood	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	89	24	et	et	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	89	25	al	al	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	89	26	.	.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	89	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	89	28	2005	2005	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	89	29	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	89	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	90	1	this	this	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	90	2	involves	involve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	90	3	evaluating	evaluate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	90	4	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	90	5	impacts	impact	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	90	6	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	90	7	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	90	8	activities	activity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	90	9	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	90	10	stakeholders	stakeholder	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	90	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	90	12	communities	community	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	90	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	90	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	90	15	ecosystems	ecosystem	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	90	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	90	17	identifying	identify	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	90	18	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	90	19	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	90	20	minimize	minimize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	90	21	negative	negative	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	90	22	effects	effect	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	90	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	90	24	maximize	maximize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	90	25	positive	positive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	90	26	contributions	contribution	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	90	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	91	1	sustainable	sustainable	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	91	2	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	91	3	invest	invest	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	91	4	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	91	5	innovation	innovation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	91	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	91	7	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	91	8	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	91	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	91	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	91	11	stakeholder	stakeholder	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	91	12	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	91	13	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	91	14	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	91	15	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	91	16	competitive	competitive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	91	17	advantage	advantage	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	91	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	91	19	long	long	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	91	20	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	91	21	term	term	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	91	22	viability	viability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	91	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	92	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	92	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	92	3	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	92	4	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	92	5	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	92	6	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	92	7	static	static	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	92	8	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	92	9	but	but	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	92	10	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	92	11	journey	journey	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	92	12	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	92	13	continuous	continuous	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	92	14	improvement	improvement	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	92	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	92	16	learning	learning	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	92	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	92	18	requiring	require	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	92	19	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	92	20	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	92	21	adapt	adapt	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	92	22	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	92	23	changing	change	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	92	24	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	92	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	92	26	emerging	emerge	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	92	27	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	92	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	93	1	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	93	2	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	93	3	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	93	4	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	93	5	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	93	6	refers	refer	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	93	7	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	93	8	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	93	9	ability	ability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	93	10	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	93	11	an	an	DET
ajbmeb-2347	93	12	organization	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	93	13	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	93	14	utilize	utilize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	93	15	its	its	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	93	16	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	93	17	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	93	18	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	93	19	achieve	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	93	20	desired	desire	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	93	21	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	93	22	while	while	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	93	23	minimizing	minimize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	93	24	waste	waste	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	93	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	93	26	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	93	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	93	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	93	29	inefficiencies	inefficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	93	30	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	93	31	chase	chase	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	93	32	et	et	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	93	33	al	al	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	93	34	.	.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	93	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	93	36	2004	2004	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	93	37	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	93	38	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	94	1	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	94	2	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	94	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	94	4	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	94	5	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	94	6	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	94	7	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	94	8	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	94	9	enhancing	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	94	10	productivity	productivity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	94	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	94	12	maximizing	maximize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	94	13	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	94	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	94	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	94	16	maintaining	maintain	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	94	17	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	94	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	95	1	efficient	efficient	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	95	2	operations	operation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	95	3	enable	enable	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	95	4	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	95	5	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	95	6	deliver	deliver	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	95	7	products	product	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	95	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	95	9	services	service	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	95	10	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	95	11	customers	customer	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	95	12	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	95	13	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	95	14	timely	timely	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	95	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	95	16	cost	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	95	17	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	95	18	effective	effective	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	95	19	manner	manner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	95	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	95	21	thereby	thereby	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	95	22	creating	create	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	95	23	value	value	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	95	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	95	25	generating	generate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	95	26	sustainable	sustainable	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	95	27	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	95	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	96	1	achieving	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	96	2	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	96	3	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	96	4	involves	involve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	96	5	streamlining	streamlining	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	96	6	processes	process	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	96	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	96	8	optimizing	optimize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	96	9	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	96	10	allocation	allocation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	96	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	96	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	96	13	eliminating	eliminate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	96	14	bottlenecks	bottleneck	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	96	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	96	16	redundancies	redundancy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	96	17	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	96	18	slack	slack	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	96	19	et	et	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	96	20	al	al	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	96	21	.	.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	96	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	96	23	2016	2016	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	96	24	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	96	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	97	1	this	this	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	97	2	requires	require	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	97	3	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	97	4	systematic	systematic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	97	5	approach	approach	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	97	6	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	97	7	identifying	identify	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	97	8	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	97	9	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	97	10	improvement	improvement	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	97	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	97	12	implementing	implement	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	97	13	best	good	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	97	14	practices	practice	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	97	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	97	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	97	17	leveraging	leverage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	97	18	technology	technology	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	97	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	97	20	innovation	innovation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	97	21	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	97	22	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	97	23	performance	performance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	97	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	98	1	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	98	2	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	98	3	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	98	4	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	98	5	limited	limit	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	98	6	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	98	7	manufacturing	manufacturing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	98	8	or	or	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	98	9	production	production	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	98	10	processes	process	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	98	11	but	but	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	98	12	encompasses	encompass	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	98	13	all	all	DET
ajbmeb-2347	98	14	aspects	aspect	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	98	15	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	98	16	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	98	17	operations	operation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	98	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	98	19	including	include	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	98	20	supply	supply	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	98	21	chain	chain	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	98	22	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	98	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	98	24	customer	customer	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	98	25	service	service	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	98	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	98	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	98	28	administrative	administrative	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	98	29	functions	function	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	98	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	99	1	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	99	2	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	99	3	measure	measure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	99	4	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	99	5	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	99	6	using	use	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	99	7	key	key	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	99	8	performance	performance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	99	9	indicators	indicator	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	99	10	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	99	11	kpis	kpis	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	99	12	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	99	13	such	such	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	99	14	as	as	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	99	15	cycle	cycle	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	99	16	times	time	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	99	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	99	18	throughput	throughput	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	99	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	99	20	inventory	inventory	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	99	21	turnover	turnover	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	99	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	99	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	99	24	defect	defect	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	99	25	rates	rate	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	99	26	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	99	27	kaplan	kaplan	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	99	28	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	99	29	norton	norton	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	99	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	99	31	1996	1996	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	99	32	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	99	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	100	1	continuous	continuous	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	100	2	monitoring	monitoring	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	100	3	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	100	4	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	100	5	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	100	6	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	100	7	kpis	kpis	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	100	8	enable	enable	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	100	9	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	100	10	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	100	11	identify	identify	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	100	12	areas	area	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	100	13	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	100	14	improvement	improvement	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	100	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	100	16	implement	implement	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	100	17	corrective	corrective	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	100	18	actions	action	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	100	19	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	100	20	optimize	optimize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	100	21	performance	performance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	100	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	101	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	101	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	101	3	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	101	4	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	101	5	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	101	6	closely	closely	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	101	7	linked	link	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	101	8	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	101	9	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	101	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	101	11	as	as	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	101	12	efficient	efficient	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	101	13	use	use	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	101	14	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	101	15	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	101	16	reduces	reduce	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	101	17	environmental	environmental	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	101	18	impact	impact	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	101	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	101	20	enhances	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	101	21	longterm	longterm	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	101	22	viability	viability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	101	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	102	1	american	american	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	102	2	journal	journal	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	102	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	102	4	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	5	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	102	7	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	102	9	banking	banking	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	10	volume	volume	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	11	29	29	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	102	12	october	october	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	102	13	2024	2024	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	102	14	p	p	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	15	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	102	16	g	g	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	17	e	e	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	18	|	|	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	102	19	10	10	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	102	20	www.americanjournal.org	www.americanjournal.org	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	21	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	22	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	23	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	102	24	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	25	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	26	refers	refer	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	102	27	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	102	28	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	102	29	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	102	30	initiative	initiative	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	31	taken	take	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	102	32	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	102	33	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	34	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	102	35	enter	enter	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	102	36	new	new	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	102	37	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	38	or	or	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	102	39	increase	increase	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	102	40	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	102	41	presence	presence	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	42	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	102	43	existing	exist	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	102	44	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	102	45	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	102	46	ansoff	ansoff	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	102	47	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	102	48	1957	1957	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	102	49	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	102	50	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	103	1	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	103	2	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	103	3	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	103	4	driven	drive	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	103	5	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	103	6	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	103	7	desire	desire	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	103	8	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	103	9	capitalize	capitalize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	103	10	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	103	11	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	103	12	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	103	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	103	14	diversify	diversify	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	103	15	revenue	revenue	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	103	16	streams	stream	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	103	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	103	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	103	19	reach	reach	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	103	20	new	new	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	103	21	customer	customer	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	103	22	segments	segment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	103	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	104	1	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	104	2	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	104	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	104	4	expanding	expand	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	104	5	into	into	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	104	6	new	new	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	104	7	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	104	8	offers	offer	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	104	9	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	104	10	potential	potential	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	104	11	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	104	12	increased	increase	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	104	13	sales	sale	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	104	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	104	15	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	104	16	share	share	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	104	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	104	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	104	19	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	104	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	104	21	thereby	thereby	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	104	22	contributing	contribute	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	104	23	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	104	24	long	long	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	104	25	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	104	26	term	term	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	104	27	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	104	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	104	29	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	104	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	105	1	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	105	2	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	105	3	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	105	4	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	105	5	take	take	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	105	6	various	various	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	105	7	forms	form	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	105	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	105	9	including	include	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	105	10	geographic	geographic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	105	11	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	105	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	105	13	product	product	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	105	14	diversification	diversification	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	105	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	105	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	105	17	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	105	18	segmentation	segmentation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	105	19	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	105	20	kotler	kotler	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	105	21	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	105	22	keller	keller	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	105	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	105	24	2016	2016	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	105	25	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	105	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	106	1	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	106	2	may	may	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	106	3	enter	enter	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	106	4	new	new	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	106	5	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	106	6	through	through	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	106	7	organic	organic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	106	8	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	106	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	106	10	acquisitions	acquisition	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	106	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	106	12	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	106	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	106	14	or	or	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	106	15	partnerships	partnership	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	106	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	106	17	depending	depend	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	106	18	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	106	19	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	106	20	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	106	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	106	22	capabilities	capability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	106	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	106	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	106	25	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	106	26	objectives	objective	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	106	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	107	1	successful	successful	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	107	2	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	107	3	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	107	4	requires	require	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	107	5	thorough	thorough	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	107	6	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	107	7	research	research	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	107	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	107	9	understanding	understanding	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	107	10	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	107	11	customer	customer	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	107	12	needs	need	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	107	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	107	14	preferences	preference	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	107	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	107	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	107	17	adaptation	adaptation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	107	18	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	107	19	local	local	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	107	20	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	107	21	conditions	condition	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	107	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	107	23	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	107	24	requirements	requirement	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	107	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	108	1	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	2	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	108	3	measure	measure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	108	4	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	108	5	success	success	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	6	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	108	7	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	8	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	9	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	10	using	use	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	108	11	metrics	metric	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	12	such	such	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	108	13	as	as	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	108	14	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	15	penetration	penetration	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	16	rates	rate	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	108	18	customer	customer	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	19	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	20	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	108	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	108	23	revenue	revenue	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	24	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	25	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	108	26	target	target	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	27	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	28	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	108	29	lehmann	lehmann	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	108	30	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	108	31	winer	winer	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	108	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	108	33	2005	2005	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	108	34	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	108	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	109	1	continuous	continuous	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	109	2	monitoring	monitoring	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	109	3	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	109	4	evaluation	evaluation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	109	5	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	109	6	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	109	7	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	109	8	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	109	9	enable	enable	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	109	10	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	109	11	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	109	12	assess	assess	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	109	13	performance	performance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	109	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	109	15	identify	identify	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	109	16	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	109	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	109	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	109	19	adjust	adjust	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	109	20	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	109	21	accordingly	accordingly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	109	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	110	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	110	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	110	3	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	4	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	5	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	110	6	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	110	7	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	110	8	one	one	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	110	9	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	110	10	time	time	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	11	event	event	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	12	but	but	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	110	13	an	an	DET
ajbmeb-2347	110	14	ongoing	ongoing	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	110	15	process	process	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	16	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	110	17	requires	require	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	110	18	agility	agility	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	110	20	innovation	innovation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	110	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	110	23	responsiveness	responsiveness	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	24	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	110	25	evolving	evolve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	110	26	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	27	dynamics	dynamic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	110	29	competitive	competitive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	110	30	pressures	pressure	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	31	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	110	32	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	33	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	110	34	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	110	35	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	36	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	110	37	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	38	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	110	39	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	40	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	41	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	110	42	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	43	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	110	44	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	110	45	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	110	46	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	110	47	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	48	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	110	49	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	50	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	110	51	small	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	110	52	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	110	53	medium	medium	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	110	54	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	55	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	110	56	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	57	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	110	58	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	110	59	today	today	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	60	's	's	PART
ajbmeb-2347	110	61	dynamic	dynamic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	110	62	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	63	environment	environment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	110	64	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	111	1	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	111	2	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	111	3	state	state	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	111	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	111	5	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	111	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	111	7	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	111	8	face	face	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	111	9	numerous	numerous	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	111	10	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	111	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	111	12	including	include	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	111	13	limited	limited	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	111	14	access	access	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	111	15	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	111	16	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	111	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	111	18	high	high	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	111	19	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	111	20	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	111	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	111	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	111	23	intense	intense	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	111	24	competition	competition	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	111	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	112	1	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	112	2	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	112	3	provide	provide	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	112	4	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	112	5	viable	viable	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	112	6	solution	solution	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	112	7	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	112	8	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	112	9	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	112	10	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	112	11	enabling	enable	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	112	12	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	112	13	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	112	14	leverage	leverage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	112	15	shared	share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	112	16	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	112	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	112	18	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	112	19	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	112	20	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	112	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	112	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	112	23	expand	expand	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	112	24	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	112	25	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	112	26	reach	reach	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	112	27	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	112	28	kale	kale	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	112	29	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	112	30	singh	singh	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	112	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	112	32	2009	2009	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	112	33	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	112	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	113	1	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	113	2	forming	form	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	113	3	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	113	4	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	113	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	113	6	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	113	7	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	113	8	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	113	9	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	113	10	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	113	11	achieve	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	113	12	competitive	competitive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	113	13	advantages	advantage	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	113	14	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	113	15	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	113	16	critical	critical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	113	17	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	113	18	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	113	19	long	long	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	113	20	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	113	21	term	term	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	113	22	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	113	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	114	1	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	114	2	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	114	3	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	114	4	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	114	5	key	key	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	114	6	dimension	dimension	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	114	7	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	114	8	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	114	9	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	114	10	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	114	11	significantly	significantly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	114	12	impacts	impact	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	114	13	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	114	14	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	114	15	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	114	16	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	114	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	115	1	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	115	2	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	115	3	refers	refer	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	115	4	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	115	5	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	115	6	degree	degree	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	115	7	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	115	8	which	which	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	115	9	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	115	10	goals	goal	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	115	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	115	12	objectives	objective	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	115	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	115	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	115	15	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	115	16	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	115	17	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	115	18	partnering	partnering	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	115	19	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	115	20	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	115	21	congruent	congruent	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	115	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	115	23	mutually	mutually	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	115	24	supportive	supportive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	115	25	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	115	26	das	das	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	115	27	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	115	28	teng	teng	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	115	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	115	30	1998	1998	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	115	31	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	115	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	116	1	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	116	2	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	116	3	context	context	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	116	4	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	116	5	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	116	6	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	116	7	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	116	8	state	state	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	116	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	116	10	achieving	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	116	11	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	116	12	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	116	13	ensures	ensure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	116	14	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	116	15	all	all	DET
ajbmeb-2347	116	16	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	116	17	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	116	18	working	work	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	116	19	towards	towards	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	116	20	common	common	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	116	21	objectives	objective	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	116	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	116	23	which	which	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	116	24	enhances	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	116	25	coordination	coordination	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	116	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	116	27	cooperation	cooperation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	116	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	117	1	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	117	2	instance	instance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	117	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	117	4	when	when	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	117	5	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	117	6	align	align	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	117	7	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	117	8	marketing	marketing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	117	9	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	117	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	117	11	they	they	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	117	12	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	117	13	jointly	jointly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	117	14	access	access	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	117	15	new	new	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	117	16	customer	customer	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	117	17	segments	segment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	117	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	117	19	increase	increase	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	117	20	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	117	21	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	117	22	share	share	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	117	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	118	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	118	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	118	3	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	118	4	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	118	5	helps	help	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	118	6	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	118	7	optimizing	optimize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	118	8	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	118	9	utilization	utilization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	118	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	118	11	as	as	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	118	12	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	118	13	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	118	14	pool	pool	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	118	15	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	118	16	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	118	17	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	118	18	achieve	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	118	19	economies	economy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	118	20	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	118	21	scale	scale	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	118	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	118	23	thereby	thereby	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	118	24	reducing	reduce	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	118	25	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	118	26	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	118	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	118	28	increasing	increase	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	118	29	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	118	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	119	1	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	119	2	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	119	3	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	119	4	another	another	DET
ajbmeb-2347	119	5	critical	critical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	119	6	dimension	dimension	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	119	7	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	119	8	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	119	9	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	119	10	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	119	11	contributes	contribute	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	119	12	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	119	13	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	119	14	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	119	15	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	119	16	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	119	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	120	1	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	120	2	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	120	3	involves	involve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	120	4	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	120	5	exchange	exchange	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	120	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	120	7	utilization	utilization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	120	8	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	120	9	financial	financial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	120	10	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	120	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	120	12	technology	technology	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	120	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	120	14	expertise	expertise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	120	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	120	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	120	17	physical	physical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	120	18	assets	asset	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	120	19	between	between	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	120	20	alliance	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	120	21	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	120	22	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	120	23	gulati	gulati	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	120	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	120	25	1998	1998	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	120	26	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	120	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	121	1	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	121	2	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	121	3	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	121	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	121	5	where	where	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	121	6	many	many	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	121	7	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	121	8	struggle	struggle	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	121	9	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	121	10	limited	limited	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	121	11	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	121	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	121	13	sharing	share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	121	14	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	121	15	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	121	16	significantly	significantly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	121	17	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	121	18	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	121	19	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	121	20	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	121	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	122	1	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	122	2	example	example	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	122	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	122	4	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	122	5	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	122	6	share	share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	122	7	technological	technological	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	122	8	platforms	platform	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	122	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	122	10	which	which	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	122	11	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	122	12	reduce	reduce	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	122	13	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	122	14	cost	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	122	15	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	122	16	technology	technology	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	122	17	adoption	adoption	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	122	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	122	19	increase	increase	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	122	20	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	122	21	competitiveness	competitiveness	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	122	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	123	1	additionally	additionally	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	123	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	123	3	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	123	4	sharing	share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	123	5	expertise	expertise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	123	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	123	7	best	good	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	123	8	practices	practice	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	123	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	123	10	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	123	11	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	123	12	improve	improve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	123	13	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	123	14	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	123	15	capabilities	capability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	123	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	123	17	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	123	18	processes	process	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	123	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	124	1	effective	effective	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	124	2	american	american	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	124	3	journal	journal	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	124	4	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	124	5	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	6	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	124	8	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	124	10	banking	banking	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	11	volume	volume	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	12	29	29	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	124	13	october	october	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	124	14	2024	2024	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	124	15	p	p	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	16	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	124	17	g	g	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	18	e	e	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	19	|	|	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	124	20	11	11	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	124	21	www.americanjournal.org	www.americanjournal.org	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	22	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	23	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	24	requires	require	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	124	25	trust	trust	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	124	27	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	28	among	among	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	124	29	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	124	31	ensuring	ensure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	124	32	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	124	33	all	all	DET
ajbmeb-2347	124	34	parties	party	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	35	benefit	benefit	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	124	36	equitably	equitably	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	124	37	from	from	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	124	38	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	124	39	alliance	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	124	40	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	125	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	125	2	impact	impact	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	125	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	125	4	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	125	5	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	125	6	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	125	7	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	125	8	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	125	9	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	125	10	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	125	11	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	125	12	be	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	125	13	measured	measure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	125	14	through	through	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	125	15	various	various	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	125	16	indicators	indicator	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	125	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	125	18	including	include	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	125	19	financial	financial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	125	20	performance	performance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	125	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	125	22	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	125	23	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	125	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	125	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	125	26	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	125	27	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	125	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	126	1	financial	financial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	126	2	performance	performance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	126	3	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	126	4	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	126	5	critical	critical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	126	6	measure	measure	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	126	7	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	126	8	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	126	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	126	10	as	as	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	126	11	it	it	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	126	12	reflects	reflect	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	126	13	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	126	14	profitability	profitability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	126	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	126	16	financial	financial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	126	17	health	health	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	126	18	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	126	19	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	126	20	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	126	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	127	1	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	127	2	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	127	3	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	127	4	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	127	5	financial	financial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	127	6	performance	performance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	127	7	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	127	8	generating	generate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	127	9	additional	additional	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	127	10	revenue	revenue	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	127	11	streams	stream	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	127	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	127	13	reducing	reduce	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	127	14	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	127	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	127	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	127	17	improving	improve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	127	18	access	access	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	127	19	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	127	20	capital	capital	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	127	21	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	127	22	dussauge	dussauge	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	127	23	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	127	24	garrette	garrette	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	127	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	127	26	1999	1999	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	127	27	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	127	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	128	1	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	128	2	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	128	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	128	4	another	another	DET
ajbmeb-2347	128	5	measure	measure	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	128	6	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	128	7	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	128	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	128	9	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	128	10	facilitated	facilitate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	128	11	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	128	12	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	128	13	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	128	14	as	as	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	128	15	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	128	16	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	128	17	leverage	leverage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	128	18	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	128	19	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	128	20	'	'	PART
ajbmeb-2347	128	21	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	128	22	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	128	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	128	24	distribution	distribution	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	128	25	channels	channel	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	128	26	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	128	27	enter	enter	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	128	28	new	new	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	128	29	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	128	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	128	31	reach	reach	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	128	32	more	more	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	128	33	customers	customer	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	128	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	129	1	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	129	2	example	example	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	129	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	129	4	an	an	DET
ajbmeb-2347	129	5	sme	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	129	6	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	129	7	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	129	8	state	state	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	129	9	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	129	10	partner	partner	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	129	11	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	129	12	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	129	13	firm	firm	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	129	14	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	129	15	has	have	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	129	16	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	129	17	strong	strong	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	129	18	presence	presence	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	129	19	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	129	20	another	another	DET
ajbmeb-2347	129	21	region	region	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	129	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	129	23	thereby	thereby	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	129	24	expanding	expand	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	129	25	its	its	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	129	26	geographic	geographic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	129	27	reach	reach	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	129	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	129	29	customer	customer	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	129	30	base	base	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	129	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	130	1	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	130	2	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	130	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	130	4	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	130	5	third	third	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	130	6	measure	measure	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	130	7	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	130	8	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	130	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	130	10	refers	refer	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	130	11	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	130	12	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	130	13	ability	ability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	130	14	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	130	15	an	an	DET
ajbmeb-2347	130	16	sme	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	130	17	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	130	18	utilize	utilize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	130	19	its	its	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	130	20	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	130	21	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	130	22	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	130	23	achieve	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	130	24	desired	desire	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	130	25	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	130	26	while	while	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	130	27	minimizing	minimize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	130	28	waste	waste	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	130	29	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	130	30	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	130	31	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	130	32	chase	chase	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	130	33	et	et	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	130	34	al	al	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	130	35	.	.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	130	36	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	130	37	2004	2004	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	130	38	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	130	39	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	131	1	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	131	2	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	131	3	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	131	4	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	131	5	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	131	6	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	131	7	allowing	allow	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	131	8	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	131	9	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	131	10	streamline	streamline	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	131	11	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	131	12	processes	process	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	131	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	131	14	share	share	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	131	15	production	production	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	131	16	facilities	facility	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	131	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	131	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	131	19	benefit	benefit	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	131	20	from	from	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	131	21	joint	joint	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	131	22	procurement	procurement	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	131	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	132	1	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	132	2	instance	instance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	132	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	132	4	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	132	5	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	132	6	collaborate	collaborate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	132	7	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	132	8	bulk	bulk	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	132	9	purchasing	purchasing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	132	10	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	132	11	raw	raw	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	132	12	materials	material	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	132	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	132	14	which	which	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	132	15	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	132	16	reduce	reduce	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	132	17	costs	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	132	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	132	19	improve	improve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	132	20	supply	supply	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	132	21	chain	chain	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	132	22	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	132	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	133	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	133	2	findings	finding	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	133	3	from	from	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	133	4	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	133	5	study	study	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	133	6	underscore	underscore	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	133	7	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	133	8	importance	importance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	133	9	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	133	10	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	133	11	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	133	12	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	133	13	enhancing	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	133	14	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	133	15	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	133	16	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	133	17	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	133	18	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	133	19	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	133	20	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	133	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	134	1	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	134	2	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	134	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	134	4	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	134	5	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	134	6	play	play	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	134	7	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	134	8	vital	vital	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	134	9	role	role	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	134	10	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	134	11	ensuring	ensure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	134	12	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	134	13	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	134	14	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	134	15	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	134	16	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	134	17	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	134	18	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	134	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	135	1	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	135	2	achieving	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	135	3	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	135	4	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	135	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	135	6	engaging	engage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	135	7	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	135	8	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	135	9	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	135	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	135	11	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	135	12	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	135	13	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	135	14	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	135	15	financial	financial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	135	16	performance	performance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	135	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	135	18	expand	expand	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	135	19	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	135	20	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	135	21	reach	reach	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	135	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	135	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	135	24	improve	improve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	135	25	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	135	26	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	135	27	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	135	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	136	1	policymakers	policymaker	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	136	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	136	3	sme	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	136	4	owners	owner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	136	5	should	should	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	136	6	therefore	therefore	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	136	7	prioritize	prioritize	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	136	8	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	136	9	formation	formation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	136	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	136	11	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	136	12	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	136	13	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	136	14	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	136	15	as	as	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	136	16	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	136	17	key	key	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	136	18	strategy	strategy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	136	19	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	136	20	sustainable	sustainable	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	136	21	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	136	22	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	136	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	137	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	137	2	insights	insight	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	137	3	from	from	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	137	4	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	137	5	study	study	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	137	6	provide	provide	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	137	7	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	137	8	valuable	valuable	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	137	9	framework	framework	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	137	10	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	137	11	understanding	understand	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	137	12	how	how	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	137	13	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	137	14	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	137	15	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	137	16	be	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	137	17	leveraged	leverage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	137	18	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	137	19	overcome	overcome	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	137	20	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	137	21	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	137	22	faced	face	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	137	23	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	137	24	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	137	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	137	26	achieve	achieve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	137	27	long	long	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	137	28	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	137	29	term	term	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	137	30	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	137	31	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	137	32	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	137	33	competitive	competitive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	137	34	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	137	35	environment	environment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	137	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	138	1	methodology	methodology	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	138	2	research	research	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	138	3	design	design	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	138	4	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	138	5	study	study	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	138	6	employs	employ	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	138	7	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	138	8	quantitative	quantitative	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	138	9	research	research	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	138	10	design	design	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	138	11	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	138	12	examine	examine	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	138	13	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	138	14	impact	impact	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	138	15	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	138	16	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	138	17	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	138	18	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	138	19	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	138	20	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	138	21	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	138	22	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	138	23	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	138	24	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	138	25	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	138	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	139	1	population	population	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	139	2	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	139	3	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	139	4	studythe	studythe	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	139	5	population	population	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	139	6	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	139	7	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	139	8	study	study	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	139	9	consisted	consist	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	139	10	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	139	11	ten	ten	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	139	12	small	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	139	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	139	14	medium	medium	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	139	15	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	139	16	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	139	17	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	139	18	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	139	19	sampling	sample	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	139	20	technique	technique	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	139	21	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	139	22	sampling	sample	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	139	23	technique	technique	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	139	24	adopted	adopt	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	139	25	was	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	139	26	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	139	27	probability	probability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	139	28	sampling	sampling	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	139	29	method	method	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	139	30	which	which	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	139	31	ensured	ensure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	139	32	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	139	33	every	every	DET
ajbmeb-2347	139	34	study	study	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	139	35	element	element	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	139	36	had	have	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	139	37	equal	equal	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	139	38	chances	chance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	139	39	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	139	40	being	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	139	41	selected	select	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	139	42	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	140	1	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	140	2	sample	sample	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	140	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	140	4	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	140	5	respondents	respondent	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	140	6	was	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	140	7	randomly	randomly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	140	8	selected	select	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	140	9	from	from	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	140	10	ten	ten	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	140	11	different	different	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	140	12	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	140	13	across	across	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	140	14	various	various	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	140	15	industries	industry	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	140	16	within	within	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	140	17	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	140	18	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	140	19	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	140	20	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	140	21	diversity	diversity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	140	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	140	23	representativeness	representativeness	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	140	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	141	1	data	datum	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	2	collection	collection	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	3	methoddata	methoddata	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	4	were	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	141	5	collected	collect	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	141	6	using	use	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	141	7	structured	structured	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	141	8	questionnaire	questionnaire	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	141	10	which	which	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	141	11	included	include	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	141	12	items	item	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	13	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	141	14	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	141	15	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	141	17	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	141	18	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	141	20	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	21	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	141	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	141	24	measures	measure	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	25	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	141	26	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	27	such	such	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	141	28	as	as	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	141	29	financial	financial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	141	30	performance	performance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	141	32	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	33	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	34	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	141	35	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	141	36	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	141	37	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	141	38	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	142	1	american	american	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	142	2	journal	journal	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	142	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	142	4	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	5	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	142	7	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	142	9	banking	banking	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	10	volume	volume	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	11	29	29	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	142	12	october	october	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	142	13	2024	2024	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	142	14	p	p	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	15	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	142	16	g	g	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	17	e	e	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	18	|	|	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	142	19	12	12	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	142	20	www.americanjournal.org	www.americanjournal.org	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	21	data	datum	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	22	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	23	techniquethe	techniquethe	DET
ajbmeb-2347	142	24	collected	collect	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	142	25	data	datum	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	26	was	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	142	27	analyzed	analyze	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	142	28	using	use	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	142	29	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	142	30	spearman	spearman	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	31	rank	rank	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	32	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	142	33	order	order	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	34	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	35	coefficient	coefficient	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	36	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	142	37	determine	determine	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	142	38	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	142	39	strength	strength	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	40	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	142	41	direction	direction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	42	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	142	43	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	142	44	relationships	relationship	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	45	between	between	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	142	46	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	142	47	variables	variable	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	142	48	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	143	1	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	143	2	nonparametric	nonparametric	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	143	3	statistical	statistical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	143	4	method	method	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	143	5	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	143	6	particularly	particularly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	143	7	suitable	suitable	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	143	8	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	143	9	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	143	10	study	study	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	143	11	as	as	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	143	12	it	it	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	143	13	does	do	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	143	14	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	143	15	assume	assume	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	143	16	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	143	17	normal	normal	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	143	18	distribution	distribution	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	143	19	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	143	20	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	143	21	data	datum	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	143	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	143	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	143	24	also	also	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	143	25	effective	effective	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	143	26	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	143	27	handling	handle	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	143	28	ordinal	ordinal	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	143	29	data	datum	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	143	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	143	31	assessing	assess	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	143	32	monotonic	monotonic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	143	33	relationships	relationship	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	143	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	144	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	144	2	results	result	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	144	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	144	4	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	144	5	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	144	6	provide	provide	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	144	7	insights	insight	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	144	8	into	into	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	144	9	how	how	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	144	10	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	144	11	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	144	12	contribute	contribute	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	144	13	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	144	14	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	144	15	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	144	16	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	144	17	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	144	18	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	144	19	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	144	20	region	region	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	144	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	145	1	data	datum	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	145	2	analyses	analysis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	145	3	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	145	4	findings	finding	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	145	5	correlations	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	145	6	strategic_alignment	strategic_alignment	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	145	7	resource_sharing	resource_share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	145	8	operational_efficiency	operational_efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	145	9	market_expansion	market_expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	145	10	spearman	spearman	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	145	11	's	's	PART
ajbmeb-2347	145	12	rho	rho	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	145	13	strategic_alignment	strategic_alignment	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	145	14	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	145	15	coefficient	coefficient	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	145	16	1.000	1.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	145	17	.199	.199	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	145	18	*	*	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	145	19	*	*	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	145	20	.449	.449	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	145	21	.137	.137	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	145	22	*	*	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	145	23	sig	sig	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	145	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	146	1	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	146	2	2tailed	2tailed	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	146	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	146	4	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	147	1	.002	.002	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	147	2	.000	.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	147	3	.030	.030	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	148	1	n	n	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	148	2	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	148	3	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	148	4	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	148	5	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	148	6	resource_sharing	resource_share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	148	7	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	148	8	coefficient	coefficient	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	148	9	.199	.199	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	148	10	*	*	X
ajbmeb-2347	148	11	*	*	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	148	12	1.000	1.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	148	13	.604	.604	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	148	14	*	*	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	148	15	*	*	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	148	16	.440	.440	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	148	17	*	*	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	148	18	*	*	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	148	19	sig	sig	X
ajbmeb-2347	148	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	149	1	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	149	2	2tailed	2tailed	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	149	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	149	4	.002	.002	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	149	5	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	150	1	.000	.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	150	2	.000	.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	150	3	n	n	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	150	4	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	150	5	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	150	6	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	150	7	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	150	8	operational_efficiency	operational_efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	150	9	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	150	10	coefficient	coefficient	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	150	11	.449	.449	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	150	12	.604	.604	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	150	13	*	*	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	150	14	*	*	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	150	15	1.000	1.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	150	16	.655	.655	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	150	17	*	*	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	150	18	*	*	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	150	19	sig	sig	X
ajbmeb-2347	150	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	151	1	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	151	2	2tailed	2tailed	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	151	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	151	4	.000	.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	151	5	.000	.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	151	6	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	152	1	.000	.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	153	1	n	n	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	153	2	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	153	3	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	153	4	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	153	5	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	153	6	market_expansion	market_expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	153	7	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	153	8	coefficient	coefficient	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	153	9	.137	.137	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	153	10	*	*	SYM
ajbmeb-2347	153	11	.440	.440	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	153	12	*	*	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	153	13	*	*	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	153	14	.655	.655	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	153	15	*	*	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	153	16	*	*	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	153	17	1.000	1.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	153	18	sig	sig	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	153	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	154	1	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	154	2	2tailed	2tailed	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	154	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	154	4	.030	.030	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	155	1	.000	.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	155	2	.000	.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	155	3	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	156	1	n	n	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	156	2	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	156	3	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	156	4	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	156	5	250	250	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	156	6	*	*	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	156	7	*	*	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	156	8	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	157	1	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	157	2	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	157	3	significant	significant	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	157	4	at	at	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	157	5	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	157	6	0.01	0.01	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	157	7	level	level	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	157	8	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	157	9	2	2	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	157	10	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	157	11	tailed	tailed	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	157	12	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	157	13	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	158	1	*	*	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	158	2	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	159	1	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	159	2	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	159	3	significant	significant	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	159	4	at	at	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	159	5	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	159	6	0.05	0.05	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	159	7	level	level	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	159	8	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	159	9	2	2	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	159	10	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	159	11	tailed	tail	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	159	12	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	159	13	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	160	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	160	2	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	160	3	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	160	4	results	result	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	160	5	presented	present	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	160	6	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	160	7	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	160	8	table	table	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	160	9	above	above	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	160	10	examine	examine	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	160	11	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	160	12	relationships	relationship	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	160	13	between	between	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	160	14	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	160	15	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	160	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	160	17	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	160	18	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	160	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	160	20	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	160	21	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	160	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	160	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	160	24	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	160	25	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	160	26	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	160	27	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	160	28	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	160	29	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	160	30	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	160	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	161	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	161	2	spearman	spearman	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	161	3	rank	rank	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	161	4	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	161	5	order	order	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	161	6	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	161	7	coefficients	coefficient	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	161	8	provide	provide	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	161	9	insights	insight	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	161	10	into	into	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	161	11	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	161	12	strength	strength	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	161	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	161	14	direction	direction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	161	15	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	161	16	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	161	17	relationships	relationship	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	161	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	162	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	162	2	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	162	3	coefficient	coefficient	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	162	4	between	between	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	162	5	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	162	6	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	162	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	162	8	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	162	9	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	162	10	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	162	11	0.449	0.449	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	162	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	162	13	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	162	14	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	162	15	significance	significance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	162	16	level	level	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	162	17	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	162	18	p	p	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	162	19	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	162	20	value	value	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	162	21	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	162	22	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	162	23	0.000	0.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	162	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	163	1	this	this	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	163	2	indicates	indicate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	163	3	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	163	4	moderate	moderate	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	163	5	positive	positive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	163	6	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	163	7	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	163	8	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	163	9	statistically	statistically	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	163	10	significant	significant	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	163	11	at	at	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	163	12	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	163	13	0.01	0.01	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	163	14	level	level	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	163	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	164	1	therefore	therefore	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	164	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	164	3	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	164	4	null	null	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	164	5	hypothesis	hypothesis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	164	6	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	164	7	h01	h01	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	164	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	164	9	stating	state	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	164	10	that	that	DET
ajbmeb-2347	164	11	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	164	12	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	164	13	does	do	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	164	14	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	164	15	relate	relate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	164	16	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	164	17	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	164	18	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	164	19	was	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	164	20	rejected	reject	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	164	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	165	1	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	165	2	result	result	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	165	3	suggests	suggest	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	165	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	165	5	better	well	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	165	6	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	165	7	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	165	8	within	within	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	165	9	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	165	10	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	165	11	associated	associate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	165	12	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	165	13	higher	high	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	165	14	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	165	15	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	165	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	165	17	implying	imply	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	165	18	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	165	19	when	when	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	165	20	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	165	21	'	'	PART
ajbmeb-2347	165	22	goals	goal	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	165	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	165	24	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	165	25	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	165	26	well	well	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	165	27	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	165	28	aligned	align	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	165	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	165	30	they	they	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	165	31	tend	tend	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	165	32	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	165	33	operate	operate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	165	34	more	more	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	165	35	efficiently	efficiently	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	165	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	166	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	166	2	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	166	3	coefficient	coefficient	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	166	4	between	between	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	166	5	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	166	6	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	166	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	166	8	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	166	9	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	166	10	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	166	11	0.137	0.137	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	166	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	166	13	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	166	14	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	166	15	significance	significance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	166	16	level	level	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	166	17	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	166	18	0.030	0.030	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	166	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	167	1	this	this	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	167	2	indicated	indicate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	167	3	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	167	4	weak	weak	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	167	5	positive	positive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	167	6	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	167	7	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	167	8	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	167	9	statistically	statistically	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	167	10	significant	significant	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	167	11	at	at	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	167	12	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	167	13	0.05	0.05	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	167	14	level	level	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	167	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	168	1	consequently	consequently	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	168	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	168	3	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	168	4	null	null	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	168	5	hypothesis	hypothesis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	168	6	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	168	7	h02	h02	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	168	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	168	9	stating	state	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	168	10	that	that	DET
ajbmeb-2347	168	11	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	168	12	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	168	13	does	do	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	168	14	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	168	15	relate	relate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	168	16	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	168	17	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	168	18	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	168	19	was	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	168	20	also	also	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	168	21	rejected	reject	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	168	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	169	1	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	169	2	finding	finding	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	3	implies	imply	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	169	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	169	5	there	there	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	169	6	is	be	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	169	7	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	169	8	positive	positive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	169	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	169	10	though	though	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	169	11	weak	weak	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	169	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	169	13	american	american	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	169	14	journal	journal	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	169	15	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	169	16	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	17	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	169	19	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	169	21	banking	banking	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	22	volume	volume	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	23	29	29	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	169	24	october	october	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	169	25	2024	2024	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	169	26	p	p	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	27	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	169	28	g	g	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	29	e	e	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	30	|	|	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	169	31	13	13	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	169	32	www.americanjournal.org	www.americanjournal.org	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	33	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	34	between	between	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	169	35	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	169	36	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	37	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	169	38	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	169	39	ability	ability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	40	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	169	41	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	42	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	169	43	expand	expand	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	169	44	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	169	45	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	46	reach	reach	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	169	47	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	170	1	hence	hence	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	170	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	170	3	aligning	align	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	170	4	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	170	5	significantly	significantly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	170	6	contributes	contribute	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	170	7	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	170	8	better	well	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	170	9	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	170	10	penetration	penetration	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	170	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	170	12	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	170	13	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	170	14	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	171	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	171	2	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	171	3	coefficient	coefficient	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	171	4	between	between	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	171	5	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	171	6	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	171	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	171	8	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	171	9	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	171	10	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	171	11	0.604	0.604	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	171	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	171	13	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	171	14	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	171	15	significance	significance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	171	16	level	level	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	171	17	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	171	18	0.000	0.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	171	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	172	1	this	this	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	172	2	indicated	indicate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	172	3	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	172	4	strong	strong	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	172	5	positive	positive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	172	6	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	172	7	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	172	8	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	172	9	statistically	statistically	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	172	10	significant	significant	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	172	11	at	at	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	172	12	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	172	13	0.01	0.01	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	172	14	level	level	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	172	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	173	1	thus	thus	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	173	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	173	3	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	173	4	null	null	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	173	5	hypothesis	hypothesis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	173	6	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	173	7	h03	h03	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	173	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	173	9	which	which	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	173	10	stated	state	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	173	11	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	173	12	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	173	13	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	173	14	does	do	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	173	15	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	173	16	relate	relate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	173	17	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	173	18	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	173	19	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	173	20	was	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	173	21	rejected	reject	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	173	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	174	1	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	174	2	result	result	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	174	3	highlights	highlight	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	174	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	174	5	effective	effective	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	174	6	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	174	7	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	174	8	among	among	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	174	9	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	174	10	significantly	significantly	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	174	11	enhances	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	174	12	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	174	13	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	174	14	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	174	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	175	1	when	when	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	175	2	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	175	3	share	share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	175	4	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	175	5	such	such	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	175	6	as	as	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	175	7	technology	technology	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	175	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	175	9	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	175	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	175	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	175	12	expertise	expertise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	175	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	175	14	they	they	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	175	15	tend	tend	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	175	16	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	175	17	operate	operate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	175	18	more	more	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	175	19	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	175	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	175	21	efficiently	efficiently	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	175	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	176	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	176	2	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	176	3	coefficient	coefficient	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	176	4	between	between	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	176	5	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	176	6	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	176	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	176	8	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	176	9	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	176	10	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	176	11	0.440	0.440	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	176	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	176	13	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	176	14	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	176	15	significance	significance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	176	16	level	level	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	176	17	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	176	18	0.000	0.000	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	176	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	177	1	this	this	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	177	2	indicated	indicate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	177	3	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	177	4	moderate	moderate	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	177	5	positive	positive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	177	6	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	177	7	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	177	8	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	177	9	statistically	statistically	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	177	10	significant	significant	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	177	11	at	at	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	177	12	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	177	13	0.01	0.01	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	177	14	level	level	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	177	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	178	1	therefore	therefore	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	178	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	178	3	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	178	4	null	null	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	178	5	hypothesis	hypothesis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	178	6	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	178	7	h04	h04	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	178	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	178	9	which	which	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	178	10	stated	state	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	178	11	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	178	12	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	178	13	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	178	14	does	do	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	178	15	not	not	PART
ajbmeb-2347	178	16	relate	relate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	178	17	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	178	18	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	178	19	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	178	20	was	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	178	21	rejected	reject	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	178	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	179	1	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	179	2	finding	finding	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	179	3	indicates	indicate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	179	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	179	5	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	179	6	sharing	share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	179	7	among	among	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	179	8	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	179	9	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	179	10	positively	positively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	179	11	associated	associate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	179	12	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	179	13	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	179	14	ability	ability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	179	15	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	179	16	expand	expand	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	179	17	into	into	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	179	18	new	new	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	179	19	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	179	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	180	1	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	180	2	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	180	3	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	180	4	share	share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	180	5	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	180	6	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	180	7	better	well	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	180	8	positioned	position	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	180	9	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	180	10	reach	reach	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	180	11	new	new	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	180	12	customers	customer	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	180	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	180	14	grow	grow	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	180	15	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	180	16	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	180	17	presence	presence	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	180	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	181	1	summary	summary	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	181	2	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	181	3	findings	finding	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	181	4	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	181	5	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	181	6	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	181	7	revealed	reveal	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	181	8	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	181	9	both	both	DET
ajbmeb-2347	181	10	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	181	11	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	181	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	181	13	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	181	14	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	181	15	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	181	16	positively	positively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	181	17	associated	associate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	181	18	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	181	19	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	181	20	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	181	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	181	22	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	181	23	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	181	24	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	181	25	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	181	26	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	181	27	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	181	28	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	181	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	182	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	182	2	findings	finding	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	182	3	underscore	underscore	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	182	4	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	182	5	importance	importance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	182	6	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	182	7	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	182	8	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	182	9	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	182	10	enhancing	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	182	11	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	182	12	performance	performance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	182	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	182	14	suggest	suggest	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	182	15	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	182	16	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	182	17	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	182	18	plays	play	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	182	19	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	182	20	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	182	21	role	role	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	182	22	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	182	23	both	both	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	182	24	improving	improve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	182	25	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	182	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	182	27	facilitating	facilitate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	182	28	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	182	29	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	182	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	183	1	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	183	2	insights	insight	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	183	3	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	183	4	help	help	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	183	5	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	183	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	183	7	policymakers	policymaker	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	183	8	understand	understand	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	183	9	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	183	10	critical	critical	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	183	11	factors	factor	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	183	12	contributing	contribute	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	183	13	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	183	14	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	183	15	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	183	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	183	17	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	183	18	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	183	19	small	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	183	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	183	21	medium	medium	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	183	22	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	183	23	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	183	24	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	183	25	region	region	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	183	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	184	1	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	184	2	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	184	3	study	study	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	184	4	demonstrates	demonstrate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	184	5	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	184	6	pivotal	pivotal	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	184	7	role	role	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	184	8	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	184	9	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	184	10	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	184	11	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	184	12	enhancing	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	184	13	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	184	14	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	184	15	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	184	16	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	184	17	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	184	18	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	184	19	state	state	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	184	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	184	21	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	184	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	185	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	185	2	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	185	3	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	185	4	indicated	indicate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	185	5	significant	significant	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	185	6	positive	positive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	185	7	relationships	relationship	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	185	8	between	between	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	185	9	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	185	10	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	185	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	185	12	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	185	13	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	185	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	185	15	as	as	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	185	16	well	well	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	185	17	as	as	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	185	18	between	between	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	185	19	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	185	20	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	185	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	185	22	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	185	23	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	185	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	186	1	furthermore	furthermore	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	186	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	186	3	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	186	4	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	186	5	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	186	6	shown	show	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	186	7	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	186	8	have	have	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	186	9	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	186	10	strong	strong	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	186	11	positive	positive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	186	12	correlation	correlation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	186	13	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	186	14	both	both	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	186	15	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	186	16	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	186	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	186	18	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	186	19	expansion	expansion	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	186	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	187	1	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	187	2	findings	finding	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	187	3	underscore	underscore	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	187	4	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	187	5	importance	importance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	187	6	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	187	7	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	187	8	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	187	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	187	10	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	187	11	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	187	12	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	187	13	driving	drive	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	187	14	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	187	15	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	187	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	187	17	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	187	18	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	187	19	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	187	20	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	187	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	188	1	by	by	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	188	2	aligning	align	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	188	3	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	188	4	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	188	5	goals	goal	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	188	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	188	7	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	188	8	sharing	share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	188	9	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	188	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	188	11	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	188	12	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	188	13	improve	improve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	188	14	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	188	15	operational	operational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	188	16	performance	performance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	188	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	188	18	expand	expand	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	188	19	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	188	20	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	188	21	reach	reach	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	188	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	188	23	thereby	thereby	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	188	24	ensuring	ensure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	188	25	long	long	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	188	26	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	188	27	term	term	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	188	28	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	188	29	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	188	30	competitive	competitive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	188	31	advantage	advantage	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	188	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	189	1	recommendations	recommendation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	189	2	based	base	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	189	3	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	189	4	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	189	5	findings	finding	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	189	6	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	189	7	this	this	DET
ajbmeb-2347	189	8	study	study	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	189	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	189	10	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	189	11	following	follow	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	189	12	recommendations	recommendation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	189	13	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	189	14	made	make	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	189	15	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	189	16	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	189	17	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	189	18	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	189	19	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	189	20	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	189	21	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	189	22	rivers	river	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	189	23	state	state	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	189	24	through	through	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	189	25	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	189	26	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	189	27	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	189	28	1	1	X
ajbmeb-2347	189	29	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	189	30	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	189	31	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	189	32	alignment	alignment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	189	33	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	189	34	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	189	35	should	should	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	189	36	invest	invest	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	189	37	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	189	38	developing	develop	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	189	39	clear	clear	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	189	40	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	189	41	coherent	coherent	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	189	42	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	189	43	plans	plan	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	189	44	that	that	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	189	45	align	align	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	189	46	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	189	47	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	189	48	long	long	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	189	49	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	189	50	term	term	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	189	51	goals	goal	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	189	52	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	190	1	regular	regular	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	190	2	communication	communication	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	190	3	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	190	4	collaboration	collaboration	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	190	5	among	among	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	190	6	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	190	7	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	190	8	essential	essential	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	190	9	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	190	10	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	190	11	that	that	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	190	12	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	190	13	objectives	objective	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	190	14	remain	remain	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	190	15	aligned	aligned	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	190	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	190	17	mutually	mutually	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	190	18	supportive	supportive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	190	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	191	1	2	2	X
ajbmeb-2347	191	2	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	191	3	promote	promote	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	191	4	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	191	5	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	191	6	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	191	7	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	191	8	should	should	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	191	9	actively	actively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	191	10	seek	seek	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	191	11	out	out	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	191	12	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	191	13	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	191	14	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	191	15	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	191	16	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	191	17	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	191	18	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	191	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	192	1	this	this	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	192	2	includes	include	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	192	3	sharing	share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	192	4	technological	technological	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	192	5	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	192	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	192	7	expertise	expertise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	192	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	192	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	192	10	market	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	192	11	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	192	12	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	193	1	establishing	establish	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	193	2	formal	formal	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	193	3	agreements	agreement	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	193	4	can	can	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	193	5	help	help	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	193	6	manage	manage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	193	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	193	8	protect	protect	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	193	9	shared	shared	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	193	10	resources	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	193	11	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	193	12	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	194	1	american	american	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	194	2	journal	journal	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	194	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	194	4	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	194	5	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	194	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	194	7	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	194	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	194	9	banking	banking	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	194	10	volume	volume	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	194	11	29	29	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	194	12	october	october	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	194	13	2024	2024	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	194	14	p	p	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	194	15	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	194	16	g	g	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	194	17	e	e	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	194	18	|	|	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	194	19	14	14	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	194	20	www.americanjournal.org	www.americanjournal.org	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	194	21	3	3	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	194	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	194	23	develop	develop	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	194	24	governance	governance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	194	25	structures	structure	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	194	26	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	194	27	implementing	implement	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	194	28	robust	robust	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	194	29	governance	governance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	194	30	structures	structure	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	194	31	is	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	194	32	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	194	33	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	194	34	managing	manage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	194	35	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	194	36	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	194	37	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	195	1	these	these	DET
ajbmeb-2347	195	2	structures	structure	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	195	3	should	should	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	195	4	include	include	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	195	5	clear	clear	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	195	6	roles	role	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	195	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	195	8	responsibilities	responsibility	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	195	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	195	10	decision	decision	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	195	11	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	195	12	making	make	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	195	13	processes	process	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	195	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	195	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	195	16	mechanisms	mechanism	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	195	17	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	195	18	conflict	conflict	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	195	19	resolution	resolution	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	195	20	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	195	21	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	195	22	smooth	smooth	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	195	23	cooperation	cooperation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	195	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	195	25	coordination	coordination	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	195	26	among	among	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	195	27	partners	partner	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	195	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	196	1	4	4	X
ajbmeb-2347	196	2	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	196	3	invest	invest	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	196	4	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	196	5	training	training	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	196	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	196	7	development	development	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	196	8	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	196	9	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	196	10	should	should	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	196	11	invest	invest	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	196	12	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	196	13	training	training	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	196	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	196	15	development	development	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	196	16	programs	program	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	196	17	for	for	SCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	196	18	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	196	19	employees	employee	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	196	20	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	196	21	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	196	22	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	196	23	skills	skill	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	196	24	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	196	25	managing	manage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	196	26	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	196	27	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	196	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	197	1	this	this	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	197	2	includes	include	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	197	3	training	training	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	197	4	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	197	5	negotiation	negotiation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	197	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	197	7	communication	communication	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	197	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	197	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	197	10	project	project	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	197	11	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	197	12	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	198	1	5	5	X
ajbmeb-2347	198	2	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	198	3	leverage	leverage	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	198	4	technology	technology	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	198	5	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	198	6	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	198	7	should	should	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	198	8	leverage	leverage	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	198	9	technology	technology	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	198	10	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	198	11	facilitate	facilitate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	198	12	collaboration	collaboration	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	198	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	198	14	resource	resource	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	198	15	sharing	sharing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	198	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	199	1	this	this	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	199	2	includes	include	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	199	3	using	use	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	199	4	digital	digital	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	199	5	platforms	platform	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	199	6	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	199	7	communication	communication	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	199	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	199	9	project	project	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	199	10	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	199	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	199	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	199	13	data	datum	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	199	14	sharing	share	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	199	15	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	199	16	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	199	17	efficiency	efficiency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	199	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	199	19	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	199	20	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	199	21	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	199	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	200	1	6	6	X
ajbmeb-2347	200	2	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	200	3	monitor	monitor	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	200	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	200	5	evaluate	evaluate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	200	6	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	200	7	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	200	8	regular	regular	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	200	9	monitoring	monitoring	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	200	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	200	11	evaluation	evaluation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	200	12	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	200	13	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	200	14	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	200	15	are	be	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	200	16	essential	essential	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	200	17	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	200	18	assess	assess	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	200	19	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	200	20	performance	performance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	200	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	200	22	impact	impact	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	200	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	201	1	smes	sme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	201	2	should	should	AUX
ajbmeb-2347	201	3	establish	establish	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	201	4	key	key	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	201	5	performance	performance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	201	6	indicators	indicator	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	201	7	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	201	8	kpis	kpis	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	201	9	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	201	10	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	201	11	measure	measure	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	201	12	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	201	13	success	success	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	201	14	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	201	15	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	201	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	201	17	make	make	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	201	18	necessary	necessary	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	201	19	adjustments	adjustment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	201	20	to	to	PART
ajbmeb-2347	201	21	improve	improve	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	201	22	their	their	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	201	23	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	201	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	202	1	references	reference	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	202	2	1	1	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	202	3	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	203	1	adebisi	adebisi	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	203	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	203	3	j.	j.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	203	4	f.	f.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	203	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	203	6	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	203	7	olayinka	olayinka	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	203	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	203	9	m.	m.	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	203	10	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	203	11	2013	2013	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	203	12	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	203	13	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	204	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	204	2	impact	impact	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	204	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	204	4	microfinance	microfinance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	204	5	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	204	6	small	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	204	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	204	8	medium	medium	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	204	9	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	204	10	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	204	11	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	204	12	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	205	1	journal	journal	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	205	2	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	205	3	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	205	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	205	5	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	205	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	205	7	7(1	7(1	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	205	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	205	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	205	10	55	55	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	205	11	-	-	SYM
ajbmeb-2347	205	12	61	61	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	205	13	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	206	1	2	2	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	206	2	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	206	3	ansoff	ansoff	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	206	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	206	5	h.	h.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	206	6	i.	i.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	206	7	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	206	8	1957	1957	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	206	9	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	206	10	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	207	1	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	207	2	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	207	3	diversification	diversification	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	207	4	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	208	1	harvard	harvard	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	208	2	business	business	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	208	3	review	review	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	208	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	208	5	35(5	35(5	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	208	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	208	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	208	8	113	113	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	208	9	-	-	SYM
ajbmeb-2347	208	10	124	124	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	208	11	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	209	1	3	3	X
ajbmeb-2347	209	2	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	209	3	chase	chase	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	209	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	209	5	r.	r.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	209	6	b.	b.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	209	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	209	8	jacobs	jacobs	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	209	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	209	10	f.	f.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	209	11	r.	r.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	209	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	209	13	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	209	14	aquilano	aquilano	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	209	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	209	16	n.	n.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	209	17	j.	j.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	209	18	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	209	19	2004	2004	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	209	20	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	209	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	210	1	operations	operation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	210	2	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	210	3	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	210	4	competitive	competitive	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	210	5	advantage	advantage	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	210	6	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	211	1	new	new	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	211	2	york	york	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	211	3	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	211	4	mcgraw	mcgraw	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	211	5	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	211	6	hill	hill	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	211	7	/	/	SYM
ajbmeb-2347	211	8	irwin	irwin	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	211	9	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	212	1	4	4	X
ajbmeb-2347	212	2	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	212	3	ebitu	ebitu	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	212	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	212	5	e.	e.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	212	6	t.	t.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	212	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	212	8	basil	basil	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	212	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	212	10	g.	g.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	212	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	212	12	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	212	13	ufot	ufot	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	212	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	212	15	j.	j.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	212	16	a.	a.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	212	17	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	212	18	2016	2016	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	212	19	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	212	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	213	1	an	an	DET
ajbmeb-2347	213	2	appraisal	appraisal	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	213	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	213	4	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	213	5	’s	’s	PART
ajbmeb-2347	213	6	micro	micro	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	213	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	213	8	small	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	213	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	213	10	medium	medium	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	213	11	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	213	12	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	213	13	msmes	msme	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	213	14	):	):	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	213	15	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	213	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	213	17	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	213	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	213	19	prospects	prospect	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	213	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	214	1	international	international	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	214	2	journal	journal	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	214	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	214	4	small	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	214	5	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	214	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	214	7	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	214	8	research	research	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	214	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	214	10	4(4	4(4	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	214	11	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	214	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	214	13	1	1	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	214	14	-	-	SYM
ajbmeb-2347	214	15	15	15	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	214	16	.	.	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	215	1	5	5	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	215	2	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	215	3	elkington	elkington	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	215	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	215	5	j.	j.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	215	6	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	215	7	1997	1997	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	215	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	215	9	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	216	1	cannibals	cannibal	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	216	2	with	with	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	216	3	forks	fork	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	216	4	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	216	5	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	216	6	triple	triple	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	216	7	bottom	bottom	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	216	8	line	line	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	216	9	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	216	10	21st	21st	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	216	11	century	century	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	216	12	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	216	13	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	217	1	capstone	capstone	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	217	2	publishing	publishing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	217	3	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	218	1	6	6	X
ajbmeb-2347	218	2	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	218	3	gulati	gulati	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	218	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	218	5	r.	r.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	218	6	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	218	7	1998	1998	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	218	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	218	9	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	219	1	alliances	alliance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	219	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	219	3	networks	network	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	219	4	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	220	1	strategic	strategic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	220	2	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	220	3	journal	journal	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	220	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	220	5	19(4	19(4	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	220	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	220	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	220	8	293	293	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	220	9	-	-	SYM
ajbmeb-2347	220	10	317	317	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	220	11	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	221	1	7	7	X
ajbmeb-2347	221	2	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	221	3	hopwood	hopwood	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	221	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	221	5	b.	b.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	221	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	221	7	mellor	mellor	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	221	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	221	9	m.	m.	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	221	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	221	11	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	221	12	o'brien	o'brien	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	221	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	221	14	g.	g.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	221	15	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	221	16	2005	2005	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	221	17	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	221	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	222	1	sustainable	sustainable	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	222	2	development	development	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	222	3	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	222	4	mapping	map	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	222	5	different	different	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	222	6	approaches	approach	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	222	7	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	223	1	sustainable	sustainable	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	223	2	development	development	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	223	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	223	4	13(1	13(1	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	223	5	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	223	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	223	7	38	38	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	223	8	-	-	SYM
ajbmeb-2347	223	9	52	52	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	223	10	.	.	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	223	11	8	8	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	223	12	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	223	13	kaplan	kaplan	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	223	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	223	15	r.	r.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	223	16	s.	s.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	223	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	223	18	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	223	19	norton	norton	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	223	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	223	21	d.	d.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	223	22	p.	p.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	223	23	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	223	24	1996	1996	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	223	25	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	223	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	224	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	224	2	balanced	balanced	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	224	3	scorecard	scorecard	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	224	4	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	224	5	translating	translate	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	224	6	strategy	strategy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	224	7	into	into	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	224	8	action	action	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	224	9	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	225	1	boston	boston	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	225	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	225	3	mass	mass	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	225	4	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	225	5	harvard	harvard	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	225	6	business	business	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	225	7	review	review	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	225	8	press	press	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	225	9	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	226	1	9	9	X
ajbmeb-2347	226	2	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	226	3	kotler	kotler	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	226	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	226	5	p.	p.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	226	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	226	7	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	226	8	keller	keller	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	226	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	226	10	k.	k.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	226	11	l.	l.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	226	12	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	226	13	2016	2016	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	226	14	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	226	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	227	1	marketing	marketing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	227	2	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	227	3	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	228	1	harlow	harlow	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	228	2	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	228	3	pearson	pearson	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	228	4	.	.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	229	1	10	10	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	229	2	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	230	1	lehmann	lehmann	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	230	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	230	3	d.	d.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	230	4	r.	r.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	230	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	230	6	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	230	7	winer	winer	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	230	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	230	9	r.	r.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	230	10	s.	s.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	230	11	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	230	12	2005	2005	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	230	13	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	230	14	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	231	1	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	231	2	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	231	3	marketing	marketing	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	231	4	planning	planning	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	231	5	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	232	1	new	new	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	232	2	york	york	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	232	3	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	232	4	mcgrawhill	mcgrawhill	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	232	5	/	/	SYM
ajbmeb-2347	232	6	irwin	irwin	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	232	7	11	11	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	232	8	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	233	1	nwigwe	nwigwe	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	233	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	233	3	c.	c.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	233	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	233	5	acha	acha	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	233	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	233	7	i.	i.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	233	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	233	9	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	233	10	nnamocha	nnamocha	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	233	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	233	12	p.	p.	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	233	13	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	233	14	2013	2013	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	233	15	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	233	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	234	1	financial	financial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	234	2	intermediation	intermediation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	234	3	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	234	4	economic	economic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	234	5	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	234	6	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	234	7	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	234	8	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	234	9	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	234	10	impact	impact	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	234	11	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	234	12	microfinance	microfinance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	234	13	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	235	1	international	international	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	235	2	journal	journal	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	235	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	235	4	small	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	235	5	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	235	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	235	7	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	235	8	research	research	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	235	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	235	10	2(1	2(1	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	235	11	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	235	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	235	13	17	17	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	235	14	-	-	SYM
ajbmeb-2347	235	15	31	31	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	235	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	236	1	12	12	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	236	2	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	237	1	ogujiuba	ogujiuba	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	237	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	237	3	k.	k.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	237	4	k.	k.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	237	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	237	6	ohuche	ohuche	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	237	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	237	8	f.	f.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	237	9	k.	k.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	237	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	237	11	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	237	12	adenuga	adenuga	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	237	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	237	14	a.	a.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	237	15	o.	o.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	237	16	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	237	17	2013	2013	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	237	18	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	237	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	238	1	credit	credit	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	238	2	availability	availability	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	238	3	to	to	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	238	4	small	small	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	238	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	238	6	medium	medium	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	238	7	scale	scale	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	238	8	enterprises	enterprise	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	238	9	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	238	10	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	238	11	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	238	12	importance	importance	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	238	13	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	238	14	new	new	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	238	15	capital	capital	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	238	16	base	base	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	238	17	for	for	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	238	18	banks	bank	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	238	19	background	background	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	238	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	238	21	issues	issue	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	238	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	239	1	central	central	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	239	2	bank	bank	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	239	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	239	4	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	239	5	economic	economic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	239	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	239	7	financial	financial	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	239	8	review	review	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	239	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	239	10	41(4	41(4	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	239	11	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	239	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	239	13	18	18	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	239	14	-	-	SYM
ajbmeb-2347	239	15	40	40	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	239	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	239	17	13	13	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	239	18	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	239	19	osano	osano	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	239	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	239	21	h.	h.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	239	22	m.	m.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	239	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	239	24	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	239	25	koine	koine	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	239	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	239	27	p.	p.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	239	28	w.	w.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	239	29	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	239	30	2016	2016	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	239	31	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	239	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	240	1	role	role	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	240	2	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	240	3	foreign	foreign	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	240	4	direct	direct	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	240	5	investment	investment	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	240	6	on	on	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	240	7	technology	technology	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	240	8	transfer	transfer	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	240	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	240	10	economic	economic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	240	11	growth	growth	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	240	12	in	in	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	240	13	kenya	kenya	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	240	14	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	240	15	a	a	DET
ajbmeb-2347	240	16	case	case	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	240	17	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	240	18	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	240	19	energy	energy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	240	20	sector	sector	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	240	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	241	1	journal	journal	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	241	2	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	241	3	innovation	innovation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	241	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	241	5	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	241	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	241	7	5(1	5(1	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	241	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	241	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	241	10	31	31	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	241	11	-	-	SYM
ajbmeb-2347	241	12	45	45	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	241	13	american	american	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	241	14	journal	journal	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	241	15	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	241	16	business	business	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	241	17	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	241	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	241	19	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	241	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	241	21	banking	banking	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	241	22	volume	volume	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	241	23	29	29	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	241	24	october	october	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	241	25	2024	2024	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	241	26	p	p	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	241	27	a	a	PRON
ajbmeb-2347	241	28	g	g	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	241	29	e	e	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	241	30	|	|	ADV
ajbmeb-2347	241	31	15	15	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	241	32	www.americanjournal.org	www.americanjournal.org	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	241	33	14	14	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	241	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	242	1	slack	slack	VERB
ajbmeb-2347	242	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	242	3	n.	n.	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	242	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	242	5	brandon	brandon	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	242	6	-	-	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	242	7	jones	jones	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	242	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	242	9	a.	a.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	242	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	242	11	&	&	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	242	12	johnston	johnston	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	242	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	242	14	r.	r.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	242	15	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	242	16	2016	2016	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	242	17	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	242	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	243	1	operations	operation	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	243	2	management	management	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	243	3	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	244	1	harlow	harlow	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	244	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	244	3	england	england	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	244	4	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	244	5	pearson	pearson	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	244	6	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	245	1	15	15	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	245	2	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	245	3	williamson	williamson	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	245	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	245	5	o.	o.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	245	6	e.	e.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	245	7	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	245	8	1975	1975	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	245	9	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	245	10	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	246	1	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	246	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	246	3	hierarchies	hierarchy	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	246	4	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	246	5	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	246	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajbmeb-2347	246	7	antitrust	antitrust	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	246	8	implications	implication	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	246	9	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	247	1	new	new	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	247	2	york	york	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	247	3	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	247	4	free	free	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	247	5	press	press	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	247	6	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	248	1	16	16	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	248	2	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	248	3	williamson	williamson	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	248	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	248	5	o.	o.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	248	6	e.	e.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	248	7	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	248	8	1981	1981	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	248	9	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	248	10	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	249	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	249	2	economics	economic	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	249	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	249	4	organization	organization	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	249	5	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	249	6	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	249	7	transaction	transaction	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	249	8	cost	cost	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	249	9	approach	approach	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	249	10	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	250	1	american	american	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	250	2	journal	journal	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	250	3	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	250	4	sociology	sociology	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	250	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	250	6	87(3	87(3	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	250	7	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	250	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	250	9	548	548	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	250	10	-	-	SYM
ajbmeb-2347	250	11	577	577	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	250	12	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	251	1	17	17	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	251	2	.	.	X
ajbmeb-2347	251	3	williamson	williamson	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	251	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	251	5	o.	o.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	251	6	e.	e.	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	251	7	(	(	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	251	8	1985	1985	NUM
ajbmeb-2347	251	9	)	)	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	251	10	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	252	1	the	the	DET
ajbmeb-2347	252	2	economic	economic	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	252	3	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	252	4	of	of	ADP
ajbmeb-2347	252	5	capitalism	capitalism	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	252	6	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	252	7	firms	firm	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	252	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	252	9	markets	market	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	252	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	252	11	relational	relational	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	252	12	contracting	contracting	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	252	13	.	.	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	253	1	new	new	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	253	2	york	york	PROPN
ajbmeb-2347	253	3	:	:	PUNCT
ajbmeb-2347	253	4	free	free	ADJ
ajbmeb-2347	253	5	press	press	NOUN
ajbmeb-2347	253	6	.	.	PUNCT