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

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 f...

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Published inJournal of business research Vol. 66; no. 11; pp. 2178 - 2185
Main Authors Mukherjee, Debmalya, Gaur, Ajai S., Gaur, Sanjaya S., Schmid, Florian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Elsevier Inc 01.11.2013
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Subjects
Alliance
Alliances
Capital theory
Economic theory
Environmental uncertainty
Germany
Knowledge intensity
Knowledge management
Organizational behavior
Organizational behaviour
R&D
Research & development
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Small and medium sized enterprises
SMEs
Studies
Transaction costs
Trust
Uncertainty
Western Europe
Germany
R&D
Alliance
Environmental uncertainty
Knowledge intensity
Trust
SMEs
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Summary: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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ISSN:0148-2963
1873-7978
DOI:10.1016/j.jbusres.2012.01.009