Network centrality and organizational aspirations: A behavioral interaction in the context of international strategic alliances

Elio Shijaku (), Martin Larraza-Kintana and Ainhoa Urtasun-Alonso
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Elio Shijaku: Universitat de Barcelona
Martin Larraza-Kintana: Universidad Pública de Navarra
Ainhoa Urtasun-Alonso: Universidad Pública de Navarra

Journal of International Business Studies, 2020, vol. 51, issue 5, No 6, 813-828

Abstract: Abstract Whereas social network analysis has been associated with organizational aspirations, little is known on how firm’s structural positioning, and particularly network centrality, affects organizational aspirations to engage in international strategic alliances (ISA). This study examines the impact of network centrality on firm’s internationalization behavior within the ISA domain in response to the performance–aspiration gap. We build on social and behavioral perspectives to predict that network centrality and performance-based aspirations will be associated with the number of ISA the firm engages in. Using a sample of 7760 alliance collaborations from the top 81 global pharmaceutical firms for the period of 1991–2012, we find supporting evidence for most of our arguments.

Keywords: network centrality; organizational aspirations; international strategic alliances; cross-national distances; longitudinal analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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