TY - JOUR
T1 - Dancing with wolves
T2 - how R&D human capital can benefit from coopetition
AU - Vlaisavljevic, Vesna
AU - Gopalakrishnan, Shanthi
AU - Zhang, Haisu
AU - Cabello-Medina, Carmen
AU - Guilbault, Melodi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 RADMA and John Wiley & Sons Ltd
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This research examines the impact of coopetition (i.e., competitor alliances) on the development of internal R&D human capital. The study was conducted using survey data from 111 biotech firms in Spain and United States. Results show a mediation relationship: coopetition increases a firm’s internal R&D human capital via its proactiveness to pursue R&D partnerships. To further examine the link between competitor alliances and R&D partnerships, we also investigate the role of two moderators, alliance satisfaction and alliance coordination. We argue that the two factors exert opposite moderation effects on the relationship between coopetition and proactiveness to pursue R&D partnerships. Results demonstrate that when a firm and its alliance partners are satisfied with each other, the effect of coopetition on proactiveness decreases, but the moderation effect of alliance coordination, though predicted to be in the opposite direction, is not significant.
AB - This research examines the impact of coopetition (i.e., competitor alliances) on the development of internal R&D human capital. The study was conducted using survey data from 111 biotech firms in Spain and United States. Results show a mediation relationship: coopetition increases a firm’s internal R&D human capital via its proactiveness to pursue R&D partnerships. To further examine the link between competitor alliances and R&D partnerships, we also investigate the role of two moderators, alliance satisfaction and alliance coordination. We argue that the two factors exert opposite moderation effects on the relationship between coopetition and proactiveness to pursue R&D partnerships. Results demonstrate that when a firm and its alliance partners are satisfied with each other, the effect of coopetition on proactiveness decreases, but the moderation effect of alliance coordination, though predicted to be in the opposite direction, is not significant.
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U2 - 10.1111/radm.12483
DO - 10.1111/radm.12483
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85107307029
JO - R and D Management
JF - R and D Management
SN - 0033-6807
ER -