Abstract
Although knowledge creation through global alliance s has been popular, the extant literature has shown mixed findings on the relationship between partner knowledge gap and inter-firm learning. The relationship becomes more complicated in the global context because international collaboration poses different types of distance constraints on inter-firm learning. We examine the link between partner knowledge gap and inter-firm learning, as well as the moderating effects of three types of distances namely, global-connectedness, cultural, and geographic distance, based on the dataset collected from 236 global research and development (R&D) alliances formed between U.S. firms and their global partners in the bioscience and pharmaceutical industry. Our results indica te that partner knowledge gap induces inter-firm learning, such that the rivalry within an alliance is possibly reduced. The three types of distance differ in their moderating roles in the relationship between partner knowledge gap and interfirm learning. Our study identifies multi-faceted effects of distance and highlights the contextual setting in international management in consideration of the distance effects.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 191-208 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 Jan 1 |
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- Business and International Management
- Economics and Econometrics
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The role of distance in inter-firm learning for global R&D alliances. / Jung, Tae Yong; Kwak, Jooyoung; Jiang, Lan.
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T1 - The role of distance in inter-firm learning for global R&D alliances
AU - Jung, Tae Yong
AU - Kwak, Jooyoung
AU - Jiang, Lan
PY - 2016/1/1
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N2 - Although knowledge creation through global alliance s has been popular, the extant literature has shown mixed findings on the relationship between partner knowledge gap and inter-firm learning. The relationship becomes more complicated in the global context because international collaboration poses different types of distance constraints on inter-firm learning. We examine the link between partner knowledge gap and inter-firm learning, as well as the moderating effects of three types of distances namely, global-connectedness, cultural, and geographic distance, based on the dataset collected from 236 global research and development (R&D) alliances formed between U.S. firms and their global partners in the bioscience and pharmaceutical industry. Our results indica te that partner knowledge gap induces inter-firm learning, such that the rivalry within an alliance is possibly reduced. The three types of distance differ in their moderating roles in the relationship between partner knowledge gap and interfirm learning. Our study identifies multi-faceted effects of distance and highlights the contextual setting in international management in consideration of the distance effects.
AB - Although knowledge creation through global alliance s has been popular, the extant literature has shown mixed findings on the relationship between partner knowledge gap and inter-firm learning. The relationship becomes more complicated in the global context because international collaboration poses different types of distance constraints on inter-firm learning. We examine the link between partner knowledge gap and inter-firm learning, as well as the moderating effects of three types of distances namely, global-connectedness, cultural, and geographic distance, based on the dataset collected from 236 global research and development (R&D) alliances formed between U.S. firms and their global partners in the bioscience and pharmaceutical industry. Our results indica te that partner knowledge gap induces inter-firm learning, such that the rivalry within an alliance is possibly reduced. The three types of distance differ in their moderating roles in the relationship between partner knowledge gap and interfirm learning. Our study identifies multi-faceted effects of distance and highlights the contextual setting in international management in consideration of the distance effects.
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