Krammer, SMS orcid.org/0000-0002-5773-9514 (2018) A double-edged sword? The antipodal effects of institutional distance on partner selection in cross-border alliances. Journal of World Business, 53 (6). pp. 930-943. ISSN 1090-9516
Abstract
Careful partner selection is a prerequisite for successful alliances. I posit that institutional distance will influence partner selection in international technological alliances negatively for exploitation, and positively for exploration alliances. A longitudinal dataset of firms in the global tire industry confirms firms’ preference for similar cognitive, normative, and regulatory partners in exploitation alliances, and a preference for dissimilar partners in exploration alliances. However, the latter is true for differences across the regulative and cognitive pillars rather than for normative differences. These findings attest to the antipodal role of institutional differences in the selection of prospective partners for cross-border technological alliances.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Elsevier Inc. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of World Business. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Technological alliances; Institutional distance; Cultural values; Managerial norms; Intellectual property rights |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > International Business Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 Aug 2018 10:33 |
Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2020 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jwb.2018.08.001 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:134487 |
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