Spin-outs’ knowledge legacies and parent hostility: a competitive dynamics view
从竞争动力学视角，研究衍生企业从母公司获取的不同类型知识如何引发母公司敌意，以及市场共通性、资源相似性和竞争强度如何加剧这种效应。
Abstract This study adopts a competitive dynamics perspective to illuminate how and when different types of knowledge transferred by a spin-out trigger parent hostility. Specifically, I propose based on the awareness-motivation-capability framework that (1) transfers of market-related and technology-related knowledge will yield hostility and that (2) market commonality, resource similarity, and competitive intensity will exacerbate this effect. Findings from 207 spin-outs support several of my hypotheses. The study contributes to the extant literature by providing a more nuanced view on knowledge legacies, in particular regarding their interplay with a spin-out’s competitive positioning.