Does Partner Asymmetry Facilitate Innovation Speed? Organizational Learning and Social Exchange Perspectives
研究了生物制药行业研发联盟中伙伴的技术异质性和网络资源不对称性对创新速度的影响，发现技术异质性与创新速度呈倒U型关系，网络资源不对称性则正向影响创新速度，且市场进入时间有调节作用。
The right partner and high innovation speed are crucial for a successful research and development (R&D) alliance in the high-tech industry. Does homogeneity or heterogeneity between partners benefit innovation speed? This study examined the links between partner asymmetries (technological heterogeneity and network resource asymmetry) and innovative speed from both economic and social dual perspectives by focusing on biopharmaceutical industries. The results revealed an inverse U-shaped relationship between technology heterogeneity and innovation speed. In addition, a positive linear relationship exists between network resource asymmetry and innovation speed for 1991–2000 alliances and for biotech–biotech partner-type alliances; significantly negative moderating effects of time to market occurred on these linear relations. Finally, this study makes important theoretical and practical contributions to partner selection literature on R&D alliances in the biopharmaceutical industry.