This paper assesses the impact on firm innovation of combining alliance-specific and partner-specific attributes within a firm's alliance portfolio. In a panel data analysis of the innovation performance of 119 firms operating in the pharmaceutical industry during 1985-2007, we test whether firm's alliance portfolio displays complementarities across four dimensions. The results suggest that specific combinations of attributes may diminish innovation by decreasing the efficiency of diversity management or by generating redundancies. On the other hand, other alliance portfolio practices are mutually reinforcing and thus foster innovation.
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Natl Univ Singapore, Fac Engn, Div Engn & Technol Management D ETM, Block EA,05-34,9 Engn Dr 1, Singapore 117576, SingaporeNatl Univ Singapore, Fac Engn, Div Engn & Technol Management D ETM, Block EA,05-34,9 Engn Dr 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore
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Univ Illinois, Coll Business Adm, Dept Managerial Studies, Chicago, IL 60607 USAUniv Illinois, Coll Business Adm, Dept Managerial Studies, Chicago, IL 60607 USA
Cui, Anna S.
O'Connor, Gina
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Rensselaer Polytech Inst, Lally Sch Management & Technol, Troy, NY 12181 USAUniv Illinois, Coll Business Adm, Dept Managerial Studies, Chicago, IL 60607 USA
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Seoul Natl Univ, Technol Management Econ & Policy Program TEMEP, Seoul, South KoreaSeoul Natl Univ, Technol Management Econ & Policy Program TEMEP, Seoul, South Korea