“…Das & Teng, (2000) also asserted that the selection of alliance partners influences the choice of alliance governance structure. A few researchers stressed the success of strategic alliance depends on the selection of appropriate alliance partners (Nielsen, 2003;Geringer, 1991;Rai, Borah, & Ramaprasad, 1996;Wu, Shih, & Chan, 2009). Furthermore, Sampson (2004) showed the alliance governance structure aligned with TCE perspective generated 138% higher alliance performance than the misaligned one, demonstrating the alliance governance structure may have impact on the alliance performance.…”