External and internal influences on R&D alliance formation: Evidence from German SMEs

Debmalya Mukherjee, Ajai S. Gaur, Sanjaya S. Gaur and Florian Schmid

Journal of Business Research, 2013, vol. 66, issue 11, 2178-2185

Abstract: Relying on relational capital theory and transaction cost economics (TCE), this study identifies factors that impede or promote alliance formation in small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Environmental uncertainty and knowledge intensity impede firms' R&D alliance formation; the focal firm's overall trust in partners enhances alliance formation. Trust interacts positively with environmental uncertainty and knowledge intensity to affect alliance formation in SMEs. The findings reflect data from a longitudinal sample of 854 German SMEs, captured over eight years from 1999 to 2007.

Keywords: Trust; Knowledge intensity; Environmental uncertainty; Alliance; R&D; SMEs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2012.01.009

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