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| Type | Conference Presentation |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Partner Selection in R&D Alliances: The Role of Scientist Mobility |
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| Presentation Type | paper |
| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Event Title | Strategic Management Society Conference 2017 |
| Event Type | conference |
| Event Location | Houston TX, USA |
| Event Start Date | October 29 - 2017 |
| Event End Date | November 2 - 2017 |
| Abstract Text | We extend the theory of information economics to the literature on R&D alliance formation and advance research by examining the role of scientist mobility in facilitating partner selection for R&D collaborations. Specifically, we examine the role of scientist mobility in reducing information asymmetries between R&D firms, and we develop hypotheses on how R&D firms select alliance partners within high-tech industries. We suggest that the information intermediated by mobility of scientists between two potential partners privately and directly reduces information asymmetries between them, thereby helping firms access opportunities for collaboration. We demonstrate that scientist mobility will have a more pronounced effect on the likelihood that firms enter into an R&D partnership when firms lack direct knowledge about each other’s technological and other resources. |
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