Do Firms Learn to Manage Alliance Portfolio Diversity? The Diversity-Performance Relationship and the Moderating Effects of Experience and Capability

被引:83
作者
Duysters, Geert [2 ,3 ]
Heimeriks, Koen H. [4 ]
Lokshin, Boris [5 ]
Meijer, Elise [1 ,2 ]
Sabidussi, Anna [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Antwerp, Dept Appl Econ, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium
[2] Eindhoven Univ Technol, ITEM Grp, Dept Ind Engn & Innovat Sci, NL-5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
[3] Tilburg Univ, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands
[4] Erasmus Univ, Rotterdam Sch Management, Rotterdam, Netherlands
[5] Maastricht Univ, Sch Business & Econ, Dept Org & Strategy, Maastricht, Netherlands
[6] TiasNimbas Business Sch, Tilburg, Netherlands
关键词
alliance capability; alliance experience; alliance performance; alliance portfolio diversity; COMMON METHOD BIAS; INTERORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; COOPERATION; COMPLEXITY; STRATEGIES; COMPETITION; MECHANISMS; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE;
D O I
10.1111/j.1740-4762.2012.01034.x
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
Building on organizational learning theory, this study examines whether firms learn to manage alliance portfolio diversity. We argue that alliance portfolio diversity may be advantageous as well as disadvantageous for alliance portfolio performance. Subsequently, we theorize that the diversity-performance relationship is moderated by the firm's alliance experience and capability. Bridging the previously separated literature of diversity and learning, our findings show a curvilinear relationship between diversity and performance. More important, using survey data, we reveal some key processes through which firms learn to manage alliance portfolio diversity.
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页码:139 / 152
页数:14
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