Lucena Pimentel, A. E. and Roper, Stephen (2014) Absorptive capacity and ambidexterity in R&D : linking tech-alliance diversity and firm innovation. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2014 (1). p. 13991. doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2014.13991abstract ISSN 0065-0668.

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine how firms realize the benefits associated with a diverse range of technology alliances. To do so, this research proposes and tests the hypothesis that the firms’ combinative capabilities mediate the relationship between technology alliance diversity and a firm’s innovative performance. Using a panel of Spanish manufacturing companies for the period 2004-2011, the findings provide evidence to indicate that the firm’s absorptive capacity and its ambidexterity in R&D are two combinative capabilities that serve as mediating mechanisms between technology alliance diversity and innovation, as measured by the firm’s propensity to make new product introductions. The study advances the literature on technology alliances by showing how firms use their networks of technology alliances to form their combinative capabilities and subsequently to enhance their prospects to generate innovations.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Journal or Publication Title:	Academy of Management Proceedings
Publisher:	Academy of Management
ISSN:	0065-0668
Official Date:	January 2014
Dates:	Date Event January 2014 Published
Volume:	2014
Number:	1
Page Range:	p. 13991
DOI:	10.5465/AMBPP.2014.13991abstract
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	15 March 2016

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