The Many Facets of Uncertainty and the Structure of Cooperation

Hanna Kuittinen, Ari Jantunen, Kalevi Kyläheiko and Jaana Sandström
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Hanna Kuittinen: Lappeenranta University of Technology, School of Business, P. O. Box 20, Lappeenranta, FIN-53851, Finland
Ari Jantunen: Lappeenranta University of Technology, School of Business, P. O. Box 20, Lappeenranta, FIN-53851, Finland
Kalevi Kyläheiko: Lappeenranta University of Technology, School of Business, P. O. Box 20, Lappeenranta, FIN-53851, Finland
Jaana Sandström: Lappeenranta University of Technology, School of Business, P. O. Box 20, Lappeenranta, FIN-53851, Finland

Chapter 2 in Management of Technology Innovation and Value Creation:Selected Papers from the 16th International Conference on Management of Technology, 2008, pp 21-35 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThis paper considers uncertainty as a significant determinant of the structure of cooperation. In the early phase of industrial development, there are many possibilities as to how the industry can evolve in terms of technological opportunities. The rise of technological standards and dominant designs narrow the range of technologies in use, hence decreasing radical uncertainty. Our hypothesis is that this evolvement has an effect on the choice of alliance governance mode. Following our uncertainty logic, we assume that the more mature an industry is, the less is the role of radical uncertainty and the more dominant is the role of parametric uncertainty, and vice versa. Our statistical analysis draws from three industries that are in different phases of development: (i) embryonic (biotechnology), (ii) developing (telecommunication equipment manufacturing), and (iii) mature (pulp and paper industry).

Keywords: International Trade/Business; Econometrics; Accounting Regulations; R&D Management; Environmental Engineering; Technology Transfer; Technology Strategy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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