The Decision to Use Alliances as Corporate Entrepreneurship: The Role of Resources and Skills

Ángeles Montoro-Sánchez (), Marta Ortiz- de-Urbina-Criado () and Ana M. Romero-Martínez ()
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Ángeles Montoro-Sánchez: Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Marta Ortiz- de-Urbina-Criado: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Ana M. Romero-Martínez: Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Group Decision and Negotiation, 2009, vol. 18, issue 5, No 2, 448 pages

Abstract: Abstract This aim of this research is to analyse the role of firm resources and skills in the decision to cooperate as a method for developing entrepreneurial activity. We use a sample of 967 entrepreneurial operations undertaken between 2000 and 2004 by 323 EU-15 companies. Results suggest that skills are more important than resources when choosing how to undertake an entrepreneurial activity. While experience in cooperation and possession of technological resources make the choice of an alliance more probable, experience in entrepreneurial activities and possession of physical resources may lead the company to opt for other alternatives.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Strategic decision; Alliances; Resources and skills; Collaborative entrepreneurship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/s10726-008-9135-9

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