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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Managing Innovation |
| Subtitle of host publication | Internationalization Of Innovation |
| Publisher | World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd |
| Pages | 153-196 |
| Number of pages | 44 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9781786346551 |
| ISBN (print) | 9781786346568 |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Mar 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Innovation partnerships can be a double-edged sword. While they are important vehicles for learning and value creation, such partnerships also increase a firm's vulnerability to unintended knowledge leakage and imitation by others. In this study, we go beyond previous research by studying the imitation threats induced by innovation partnership portfolios rather than individual alliances. Drawing on the resource-based view, we develop and test a model that links salient structural attributes of partnership portfolios and distinct forms of imitation. Results from our analysis of 803 German manufacturing firms support our prediction that a firm's probability of being imitated increases with the partnership variety of its portfolio. We also find that firms can mitigate this threat by carefully selecting innovation partners and using appropriation mechanisms.
Keywords
- Imitation, Innovation partnership, Open innovation, Partnership portfolios, Resource-based view
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- General Business,Management and Accounting
- Engineering(all)
- General Engineering
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Managing Innovation: Internationalization Of Innovation. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd, 2019. p. 153-196.
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AU - Piening, Erk P.
AU - Salge, Torsten Oliver
PY - 2019/3/22
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DO - 10.1142/9781786346551_0007
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