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Alliance experience and governance flexibility

Title
Alliance experience and governance flexibility
Authors
Lee J.Hoetker G.Qualls W.
Ewha Authors
이종국
SCOPUS Author ID
이종국scopus
Issue Date
2015
Journal Title
Organization Science
ISSN
1047-7039JCR Link
Citation
Organization Science vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 1536 - 1551
Keywords
Alliance capabilitiesAlliance experienceGovernance flexibilityInnovationPharmaceutical industryStrategic alliances
Publisher
INFORMS Inst.for Operations Res.and the Management Sciences
Indexed
SSCI; SCOPUS WOS scopus
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Prior work has mapped the transaction at the heart of an alliance to the risks of opportunism inherent in that alliance and, ultimately, to how the alliance is structured and governed. We extend this approach by noting that the parties in an alliance do not necessarily perceive the same hazards as predominant and thus may have different preferences for how the alliance is structured. Nevertheless, it is in each party's best interest to find a structure that protects its interests, while also allowing its partner to protect its interests sufficiently. Drawing from the alliance management capabilities literature, we argue that firms with more alliance experience are better able to protect their interests under any given alliance structure, making the choice of structure less consequential to them. The resulting governance versatility provides a competitive advantage by enabling firms to form advantageous alliances that are less available to inexperienced competitors. Our study of innovative alliances in biopharmaceutical industry lends support to the hypotheses, allowing us to advance the literature on governance choice in alliances, the literature on alliance management, and their intersection. © 2015 INFORMS.
DOI
10.1287/orsc.2015.0989
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