Unleashing synergies in strategic networks of SMEs: The influence of partner fit on corporate entrepreneurship

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 453-471

  Thorgren, Sara ^a   Wincent, Joakim ^a   Örtqvist, Daniel ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

corporate entrepreneurship; inter organizational relationships; networks; partner fit; resource leverage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864378429     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242610375292     Document Type: Article

References (64)

1. Anderson JC,Gerbing DW.Structural equation modeling in practice: A review and recommended two-step approach.Psychological Bulletin. 1988;103 (3): 411-423.
2. Antoncic B,Hisrich RD.Corporate entrepreneurship contingencies and organizational wealth creation.Journal of Management Development. 2004;23 (6): 518-550.
3. Bentler PM,Chou CP.Practical issues in structural modeling.Sociological Methods and Research. 1987;16 (1): 78-117.
4. Bollen KA.Overall fit in covariance structural models: Two types of sample size effects.Psychological Bulletin. 1990;107 (2): 256-259.
5. Bollen KA,Stine R.Bootstrapping goodness of fit measures in structural equation models.Sociological Methods and Research. 1992;21 (2): 205-229.
6. Browne MW,Cudeck RTesting Structural Equation Models. Bollen KALong JS, ed. Newbury Park, CA: Sage; 1993:.
7. Byrne BMA Primer of LISREL: Basic Applications and Programming for Confirmatory Factor Analytic Models. New York: Springer-Verlag; 1989:.
8. Chaston I.Danish technological institute SME sector networking model: Implementing broker competencies.Journal of European Industrial Training. 1995;19 (1): 10-17.
9. Chung SA,Singh H,Lee K.Complementarity, status similarity and social capital as drivers of alliance formation.Strategic Management Journal. 2000;21 (1): 1-22.
10. Cohen J,Cohen PApplied Multiple Regression/Correlational Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences. 1983) Applied Multiple Regression/Correlational Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences (second edition). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum; 1983:.
11. Covin JG,Slevin DP.A conceptual model of entrepreneurship as firm behavior.Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice. 1991;16 (1): 7-25.
12. Das TK,Teng B-S.Between trust and control: Developing confidence in partner cooperation in alliances.Academy of Management Review. 1998;23 (3): 491-512.
13. Das TK,Teng B-S.A resource-based theory of strategic alliances.Journal of Management. 2000;26 (1): 31-61.
14. Dyer JH,Singh H.The relational view: Cooperative strategy and sources of interorganizational competitive advantage.Academy of Management Review. 1998;23 (4): 660-679.
15. Emerson RM.Power-dependence relations.American Sociological Review. 1962;27 (1): 31-41.
16. Fornell C,Larcker DF.Evaluating structural equation models with unobservable variables and measurement error.Journal of Marketing Research. 1981;18 (1): 39-50.
17. Gouldner AW.The norm of reciprocity: A preliminary statement.American Sociological Review. 1960;25 (2): 161-178.
18. Greene PO,Brush CG,Hart MM.The corporate venture champion: A resource-based approach to role and process.Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 1999;23 (3): 103-122.
19. Hagedoorn J,Schakenraad J.The effect of strategic technology alliances on company performance.Strategic Management Journal. 1994;15 (4): 291-309.
20. Hamel G.Competition and inter-partner learning within international strategic alliances.Strategic Management Journal. 1991;12:83-103.
21. Hamel G,Prahalad CK.Strategy as stretch and leverage.Harvard Business Review. 1993;71 (2): 75-84.
22. Hamel G,Prahalad CKCompeting for the Future. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press; 1994:.
23. Hanna V,Walsh K.Interfirm cooperation among small manufacturing firms.International Small Business Journal. 2008;26 (3): 299-321.
24. Harrison JS,Hitt MA,Hoskisson RE,Ireland D.Resource complementarity in business combinations: Extending the logic to organizational alliances.Journal of Management. 2001;27 (6): 679-690.
25. Hitt MA,Dacin MT,Levitas E,Arregle J-L,Borza A.Partner selection in emerging and developed market contexts: Resource-based and organizational learning perspectives.Academy of Management Journal. 2000;43 (3): 449-467.
26. Homans GC.Social behavior as exchange.American Journal of Sociology. 1958;63 (6): 597-606.
27. Hult GTM,Ketchen DJ,Nichols EL.An examination of cultural competitiveness and order fulfillment cycle time within supply chains.Academy of Management Journal. 2002;45 (3): 577-586.
28. Human SE,Provan KG.An emergent theory of structure and outcomes in small-firm strategic manufacturing networks.Academy of Management Journal. 1997;40 (2): 368-403.
29. Inkpen AC,Currall SC.The nature, antecedents, and consequences of joint venture trust.Journal of International Management. 1998;4 (1): 1-20.
30. Kale P,Singh H,Perlmutter H.Learning and protection of proprietary assets in strategic alliances: Building relational capital.Strategic Management Journal. 2000;21 (3): 217-237.
31. Kram KE,Isabella LA.Mentoring alternatives: The role of peer relationships in career development.Academy of Management Journal. 1985;28 (1): 110-132.
32. Kwon Y-C.Antecedents and consequences of international joint venture partnerships: A social exchange perspective.International Business Review. 2008;17 (5): 559-573.
33. Larsson R,Bengtsson L,Henriksson K,Sparks J.The interorganizational learning dilemma: Collective knowledge development in strategic alliances.Organization Science. 1998;9 (3): 285-305.
34. Lincoln JR,Miller J.Work and friendship ties in organizations: A comparative analysis of relation networks.Administrative Science Quarterly. 1979;24 (2): 181-199.
35. Marsh HW,Hocevar D.Application of confirmatory factor analysis to the study of self-concept: First- and higher-order factor models and their invariance across groups.Psychological Bulletin. 1985;97 (3): 562-582.
36. Miller D,Friesen PH.Innovation in conservative and entrepreneurial firms: Two models of strategic momentum.Strategic Management Journal. 1982;3 (1): 1-25.
37. Mowery DC,Oxley JE,Silverman BS.Strategic alliances and interfirm knowledge transfer.Strategic Management Journal. 1996;17 (1): 77-91.
38. Nielsen BB.The role of knowledge embeddedness in the creation of synergies in strategic alliances.Journal of Business Research. 2005;58 (9): 1194-1204.
39. Norman PM.Protecting knowledge in strategic alliances: Resource and relational characteristics.Journal of High Technology Management Research. 2002;13 (2): 177-202.
40. Ozorhon B,Arditi D,Dikmen I,Birgonul MT.Effect of partner fit in international construction joint ventures.Journal of Management in Engineering. 2008;24 (1): 12-20.
41. Poon JML,RA Ainuddin,SH Junit.Effects of self-concept traits and entrepreneurial orientation on firm performance.International Small Business Journal. 2006;24 (1): 61-82.
42. Sarkar MB,Echambadi R,Cavusgil ST,Aulakh PS.The influence of complementarity, compatibility, and relationship capital on alliance performance.Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. 2001;29 (4): 358-373.
43. Simonin BL.Ambiguity and the process of knowledge transfer in strategic alliances.Strategic Management Journal. 1999;20 (7): 595-623.
44. Simsek Z,Lubatkin MH,Floyd SW.Inter-firm networks and entrepreneurial behavior: A structural embeddedness perspective.Journal of Management. 2003;29 (3): 427-442.
45. Simsek Z,Veiga JF,Lubatkin MH.The impact of managerial environmental perceptions on corporate entrepreneurship: Towards understanding discretionary slack's pivotal role.Journal of Management Studies. 2007;44 (8): 1398-1424.
46. Stevenson HH,Jarillo JC.A paradigm of entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial management.Strategic Management Journal. 1990;11 (5): 17-27.
47. Szulanski G.Exploring internal stickiness: Impediments to the transfer of best practice within the firm.Strategic Management Journal. 1996;17 (1): 27-43.
48. Teng BS.Corporate entrepreneurship activities through strategic alliances: A resource-based approach toward competitive advantage.Journal of Management Studies. 2007;4 (1): 119-142.
49. Thorgren S,Wincent J,Örtqvist D.Designing interorganizational networks for innovation: An empirical examination of network configuration, formation and governance.Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. 2009a;26 (3): 148-166.
50. Thorgren S,Wincent J,Örtqvist D.A cause-effect study of inter-firm networking and corporate entrepreneurship: Initial evidence of self-enforcing spirals.Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. 2009b;14 (4): 1-18.
51. Thorgren S,Wincent J,Anokhin S.The importance of compensating strategic network board members for network performance: A contingency approach.British Journal of Management. 2010;21 (1): 131-151.
52. Uzzi B.Social structure and competition in interfirm networks: The paradox of embeddedness.Administrative Science Quarterly. 1997;42 (1): 37-69.
53. Van Gils A,Zwart PS.Alliance formation motives in SMEs: An explorative conjoint analysis study.International Small Business Journal. 2009;27 (1): 5-37.
54. von Hippel E.Sticky information and the locus of problem solving: Implications for innovation.Management Science. 1994;40 (4): 429-439.
55. Wincent J.An exchange approach on firm cooperative orientation and outcomes of strategic multilateral network participants.Group & Organization Management. 2008;33 (3): 303-329.
56. Wincent J,Anokhin SA,Boter H.Network board continuity and effectiveness of open innovation in Swedish strategic small-firm networks.R&D Management. 2009;39 (1): 55-57.
57. Wincent J,Anokhin SA,Örtqvist D,Autio E.Quality meets structure: Generalized reciprocity and firm-level advantage in strategic multi-partner networks.Journal of Management Studies. 2010a;47 (4): 597-624.
58. Wincent J,Örtqvist D,Eriksson J,Autio E.The more the merrier? The effect of group size on effectiveness in SME funding campaigns.Strategic Organization. 2010b;8:43-68.
59. Zaheer A,McEvily B,Perrone V.Does trust matter? Exploring the effects of interorganizational and interpersonal trust on performance.Organization Science. 1998;9 (2): 141-159.
60. Zahra SA.Environment, corporate entrepreneurship, and financial performance: A taxonomic approach.Journal of Business Venturing. 1993;8 (4): 319-340.
61. Zahra SA.Corporate entrepreneurship and financial performance - The case of management leveraged buyouts.Journal of Business Venturing. 1995;10 (3): 225-247.
62. Zahra SA.Governance, ownership, and corporate entrepreneurship: The moderating impact of industry technological opportunities.Academy of Management Journal. 1996;39 (6): 1713-1735.
63. Zahra SA,Covin JG.Contextual influences on the corporate entrepreneurship-performance relationship: A longitudinal analysis.Journal of Business Venturing. 1995;10 (1): 43-58.
64. Zahra SA,Filatotchev I,Wright M.How do threshold firms sustain corporate entrepreneurship? The role of boards and absorptive capacity.Journal of Business Venturing. 2009;24 (3): 248-260.