External and internal influences on R&D alliance formation: Evidence from German SMEs

Debmalya Mukherjee; Ajai S. Gaur; Sanjaya S. Gaur; Florian Schmid

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2012.01.009

External and internal influences on R&D alliance formation: Evidence from German SMEs

Debmalya Mukherjee, Ajai S. Gaur, Sanjaya S. Gaur, Florian Schmid

Rutgers Business School, Management & Global Business

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Abstract

Relying on relational capital theory and transaction cost economics (TCE), this study identifies factors that impede or promote alliance formation in small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Environmental uncertainty and knowledge intensity impede firms' R&D alliance formation; the focal firm's overall trust in partners enhances alliance formation. Trust interacts positively with environmental uncertainty and knowledge intensity to affect alliance formation in SMEs. The findings reflect data from a longitudinal sample of 854 German SMEs, captured over eight years from 1999 to 2007.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2178-2185
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Business Research
Volume	66
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2012.01.009
State	Published - Nov 2013

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Marketing

Keywords

Alliance
Environmental uncertainty
Knowledge intensity
R&D
SMEs
Trust

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