Abstract
This study advances the research on alliance partner diversity and the network perspective by examining how a firm's network position and external knowledge acquisition strategically shape the relation between alliance partner diversity and open innovation. Building on the knowledge-based and social capital theories, this study extends the model by hypothesizing that the ways in which alliance partner diversity drives open innovation from the central position of an interfirm open alliance network will be further moderated by the breadth and depth of external acquisition. Using an original large-scale survey of high-tech firms, the results support the expectation that the breadth of external acquisition facilitates the conjunctive effect of network centrality and alliance partner diversity; however, the depth of external acquisition mitigates the conjunctive effect of network centrality and alliance partner diversity on the deployment of firms' open innovation. This study's findings contribute to the theoretical development of open innovation as well as the development of alliance network practice.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | PICMET 2015 - Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology |
| Subtitle of host publication | Management of the Technology Age, Proceedings |
| Editors | Tugrul U. Daim, Dilek Cetindamar Kozanoglu, Dundar F. Kocaoglu, Timothy R. Anderson, Gary Perman, Kiyoshi Niwa |
| Publisher | Portland State University |
| Pages | 662-671 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781890843328 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 Sep 21 |
| Event | Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 2015 - Portland, United States Duration: 2015 Aug 2 → 2015 Aug 6 |
Publication series
| Name | Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology |
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| Volume | 2015-September |
Other
| Other | Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 2015 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Portland |
| Period | 15-08-02 → 15-08-06 |
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- Engineering(all)
- Strategy and Management
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Alliance partners diversity for open innovation : The role of network position and external knowledge acquisition. / Wang, Chun Hsien; Chang, Ching Hsing; Lo, Chih Cheng; Yin, Sean Hsiang.
PICMET 2015 - Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology: Management of the Technology Age, Proceedings. ed. / Tugrul U. Daim; Dilek Cetindamar Kozanoglu; Dundar F. Kocaoglu; Timothy R. Anderson; Gary Perman; Kiyoshi Niwa. Portland State University, 2015. p. 662-671 7273121 (Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology; Vol. 2015-September).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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