Dancing with wolves: how R&D human capital can benefit from coopetition
基于西班牙和美国111家生物技术企业的调查数据，研究发现竞合（与竞争对手结盟）通过提升企业主动寻求研发合作伙伴的积极性，间接增强了内部研发人力资本；联盟满意度会削弱这一间接效应，而联盟协调的影响不显著。
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.