Author
Stolwijk, C. C. M., den Hartigh, Erik, Vanhaverbeke, W. P. M., Ortt, J. R., Beers, C. van
Publication Date
2015
Publication Place
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Taylor & Francis
Subject
Alliance networks, Technology life cycle, Technological partner similarity
Type
Periodical
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
1465-3990
Record ID
25891ad2-8626-4552-8f67-75fe66e63fa9
Library Location
Entrepreneurship
Date
2015
Notes
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Sample Text
In this paper, we investigate the cooperative relationships of innovating firms with (dis)similar partners during the technology life cycle. We test the impact of such cooperative relationships on the innovative and market performance of these firms. To do so, we use a sample of 83 Application Specific Integrated Circuit firms over the period 1986–2005. We find that working with partners that are technologically similar improves innovative and market performance early on in the technology life cycle. Working with partners that are technologically dissimilar improves innovative and market performance later on in the technology life cycle. These results indicate that innovating firms have to change their partnership from technologically similar towards technologically dissimilar over the technology life cycle.
DOI
10.1080/09537325.2015.1028915
Cilt
27
