The effects of alliance portfolio characteristics and absorptive capacity on performance: A study of biotechnology firms |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Management of Technology, National Chiao Tung University, No. 1001, Ta-Hsueh Rd., Hsinchu 300, Taiwan;2. Graduate Institute of Technology Management, National Chung Hsing University, No. 250 KuoKuang Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan;1. NOVAMINA CIT, Zagreb, Croatia;2. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business, Zagreb, Croatia;3. Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK;4. Portland State University, Department of Engineering & Technology, Portland, USA;1. Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia;2. Barwon Water, 44 Lonsdale Street, South Geelong, P.O. Box 659, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia;3. Frontline Coach Pty Ltd, 9 Ashmore Avenue, Mordialloc Victoria 3195, Australia |
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| Abstract: | In many high technology industries, strategic alliances have become important for improving a firm's financial performance by providing knowledge that can be used to develop the capabilities needed to introduce new products. Therefore, researchers have examined those characteristics of alliances that can contribute to the performance of high technology companies. There is agreement that the structure and knowledge flows within alliances can affect a firm's innovativeness. However, to date, researchers have studied alliances as individual events or transactions, failing to recognize their synergistic effects as a coherent portfolio. Viewing alliances as a portfolio of strategic agreements, we suggest that portfolio characteristics will be associated with a high technology firm's innovative and financial performance. Also, we suggest that portfolio characteristics will influence absorptive capacity. We test these propositions using a sample of 2456 alliances formed by 143 biopharmaceutical firms. The results indicate that alliance portfolio characteristics and absorptive capacity jointly influence performance. The implications of these findings for high technology firms are discussed. |
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