This study examines the performance implications of the alliance networks of 49 firms that
competed for two technology standards in the US local area network industry from 1989 to …

abstract This paper studies the effect of a focal firm, and its partners' local alliance actions,
on the creation of technological innovations by the former. More specifically, we study how …

Alliance networks are strategic decisions involving trade‐offs between two stylized structural
design choices: prominent and entrepreneurial. Prominent alliance networks emphasize …

This study examines the influence of the structure and composition of a firm's alliance
network on its exploratory innovation—innovation embodying knowledge that is novel …

Although the literature converges regarding the reasons why and how networks of
technology alliances are formed, there is still lack of agreement on what constitutes an …

This paper presents a dynamic, firm‐level study of the role of network resources in
determining alliance formation. Such resources inhere not so much within the firm but reside …

The structure of alliance networks influences their potential for knowledge creation. Dense
local clustering provides information transmission capacity in the network by fostering …

Research Summary: This study addresses a theoretical dilemma regarding how alliance
network constraint (reflected by network cohesion) affects a firm's alliance formation with …

Much research in strategic entrepreneurship has focused on the consequences of network
structure for firm performance. Despite this emphasis, little is known about variation in …

This paper investigates the relationship between intercorporate technology alliances and
firm performance. It argues that alliances are access relationships, and therefore that the …