Exploration versus exploitation in alliance portfolio: Performance implications of organizational, strategic, and environmental fit

Research Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 287-296

  Yamakawa, Yasuhiro ^a   Yang, Haibin ^b   Lin, Zhiang ^c  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance portfolio; Exploration and exploitation; Performance consequences

Indexed keywords

ALLIANCE PORTFOLIO; EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION; FIRM PERFORMANCE; HOLISTIC APPROACH; IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT; INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT; INTER-FIRM RELATIONSHIPS; ORGANIZATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; PERFORMANCE CONSEQUENCES; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; STRATEGIC ORIENTATION;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 79151483035     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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