External and internal influences on R&D alliance formation: evidence from German SMEs
External and internal influences on R&D alliance formation: evidence from German SMEs
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Date
2012
Authors
Mukherjee, D
Gaur, AS
Gaur, SS
Schmid, F
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Elsevier
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.
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Trust , Knowledge intensity , Environmental uncertainty , Alliance , R&D , SMEs
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Journal of Business Research. Volume 66, Issue 11, November 2013, Pages 2178–2185
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