Institutional Voids, Economic Adversity and Inter-firm Cooperation in an Emerging Market: The Mediating Role of Government R&D Support

被引：50

作者：

Adomako, Samuel ^{[1
]}

Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph ^{[2
]}

Debrah, Yaw A. ^{[3
]}

Khan, Zaheer ^{[4
]}

Chu, Irene ^{[1
]}

Robinson, Catherine ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bradford, Sch Management, Bradford BD7 1DP, W Yorkshire, England

[2] Univ Kent, Kent Business Sch, Canterbury CT2 7NZ, Kent, England

[3] Swansea Univ, Sch Management, Swansea SA2 8PP, W Glam, Wales

[4] Univ Aberdeen, Sch Business, Kings Coll, Aberdeen AB24 3FX, Scotland

来源：

BRITISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT | 2021年 / 32卷 / 01期

关键词：

BUSINESS GROUPS; INTERORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION; ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION; EXPLORATORY INNOVATIONS; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; STRATEGY; PERFORMANCE; FIRM; RESOURCES;

D O I：

10.1111/1467-8551.12443

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper examines the mediating mechanism of the relationship between institutional voids (IVs) and inter-firm cooperation and the moderating role of economic adversity in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in emerging markets. The hypotheses are tested using time-lagged survey data from 214 SMEs in Ghana. The findings provide support for the hypotheses by showing that: (1) IVs positively influence the use of government research and development (R&D) support; (2) the use of government R&D support mediates the relationship between IVs and inter-firm cooperation; and (3) economic adversity positively moderates the relationship between IVs and the use of government R&D support. The findings contribute to understanding the role of IVs in inter-firm cooperation. The wider implications for theory and practice are examined.

引用

页码：40 / 58

页数：19

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