The Effect of R&D Alliance Diversity and Network Position on Firm Innovation Performance: Evidence from the Emerging Biotechnology Industry. (November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Chun Hsien; Quan, Xiaohong Iris
• Other Names: Yun Jinhyo Joseph guest-editor.; Mohan Avvari V. guest-editor.; Zhao Xiaofei guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Science, technology & society. Volume 22:Number 3(2017)
• Page Start: 407
• Page End: 424
• Publication Date: 2017-11
• Subjects: Technology -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Science -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; 509
• DOI: 10.1177/0971721817723374
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0971-7218

Abstract

Despite increasing attention to the role of diverse alliances in emerging market, few studies have explicitly explored the roles of environment and network position on diverse R&D alliances. This study investigates how environment and network position interact with diverse R&D alliances to affect firm innovation performance. Specifically, we examine the moderating effects of technology uncertainty, market uncertainty, network centrality position and competitive intensity. The findings from a survey of 144 biotechnology firms indicate that diverse R&D alliances have a positive effect on firms' innovation performance, and these effects are moderated by environmental factors and alliance network position. The overall R&D alliance network was also examined to understand a broad variety of collaboration patterns of emerging biotechnology firms.