On the performance of technology-sourcing partnerships: The interaction between partner interdependence and technology attributes

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Steensma, HK; Corley, KG
• 署名单位: University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/1556334
• 发表日期: 2000
• 页码: 1045-1067
• 关键词: ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE REPORTS; competitive strategy; absorptive-capacity; joint ventures; KNOWLEDGE; modes; COOPERATION; COMPETENCES; governance

摘要

This study examines the outcomes of technology-sourcing partnerships from the sourcing firms' point of view. Using a knowledge-based perspective, we develop a contingency model suggesting how the imitability, uniqueness, and uncertainty associated with a technology interact with partner interdependence to influence sourcing outcomes. Ninety-five sourcing arrangements spanning licensing, joint development, and acquisitions were examined close to the time of conception and three to four years afterward. Overall, the results support a contingency framework.