بررسی اثر همسانی و مکمل بودن پایه‌های دانشی بنگاه‌های اقتصادی بر قوّت اتحاد استراتژیک میان آن‌ها: مطالعه موردی صنعت بیوتکنولوژی

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 دانشجوی دانشگاه صنعتی شریف

2 عضو هیات علمی دانشگاه صنعتی شریف

3 استادیار دانشگاه شیفیلد

چکیده

هدف این پژوهش بررسی اثر «قرابت پایه‌های دانشی» بر «قوّت اتحاد استراتژیک» میان شرکتها است. اتحادهای استراتژیک یکی از اصلی ترین انواع همکاری شرکتها است. در صنایع تکنولوژی-محور که تحولات سریع و عدم قطعیت بالا است، شرکتهای کمی وجود دارند که ترجیح دهند برای دستیابی به اهداف نوآوری، منحصرا بر دانش و توانایی های فنی خود تکیه کنند. در تحقیقات گذشته، ارتباط قرابت دانشی شرکتها و تصمیم آن ها برای ورود به یک اتحاد استراتژیک بررسی شده اما نتایجی مختلف –گاهی متضاد به دست آمده است. این اختلاف نظر ممکن است ریشه در نحوه اندازه گیری متغیرها داشته باشد. در این تحقیق ارزیابی قرابت دانشی بر اساس دو مفهوم «شباهت پایه های دانشی» و «مکمل بودن پایه های دانشی» صورت گرفته و از «قوّت اتحاد استراتژیک» به عنوان معیاری که معرّف کیفیت شکل گیری اتحاد استراتژیک است، استفاده شده است. 121 همکاری از صنعت بیوتکنولوژی در سال های 2005 تا 2010 مطالعه شده است. نتایج تحلیل آماری حاصل از رگرسیون نشان می‌دهد که رابطه مثبت و معنی داری میان مکمل بودن پایه های دانشی و قوّت همکاری در اتحاد وجود دارد؛ در حالی که رابطه میان شباهت پایه های دانشی و قوّت همکاری در اتحاد پشتیبانی نمی شود.

کلیدواژه‌ها

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عنوان مقاله [English]

The Effect of Similarity and Complementarity of Knowledge on the Firms’ Alliance Intensity: A Case Study of the Biotechnology Industry

نویسندگان [English]

  • Kowsar Ghasemian 1
  • Mohammad Reza Arasti 2
  • Mohammad Saleh Farazi 3
1 Student of Sharif University of Technology
2 Faculty Member of Sharif University
3 Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Strategic Management The University of Sheffield
چکیده [English]

The aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between "knowledge relatedness" and “strategic alliance formation”. The tendency to cooperate has been increasing among companies in recent decades. Strategic alliances are considered one of the main types of cooperation. In a complex environment (especially in knowledge-based industries), there are few companies that prefer to rely only on their knowledge and technical capabilities to achieve innovation goals. It seems that the degree of relatedness of the knowledge base between two firms influences their decision to enter into a strategic alliance. Knowledge relatedness is evaluated through the complementarity or similarity of the knowledge bases. In this research, we seek to clarify the relationship between “knowledge similarity” and “alliance intensity” on the one hand, and between “knowledge complementarity” and “alliance intensity” on the other hand. For this purpose, a regression model is developed. Analyzing a sample of 121 companies from the biotechnology industry between 2005 and 2010, we found a positive relationship between knowledge complementarity and firms’ alliance intensity. While the relationship between knowledge similarity and alliance intensity is not supported.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Alliance Intensity
  • Knowledge Complementarity
  • Knowledge Relatedness
  • Knowledge Similarity
  • Strategic Alliance Formation
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