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Sell-off or shut-down? Alliance portfolio diversity and two types of high tech firms' exit

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  • Olga Bruyaka

    (Virginia Tech [Blacksburg])

  • Rodolphe Durand

    (GREGH - Groupement de Recherche et d'Etudes en Gestion à HEC - HEC Paris - Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

Alliance portfolio diversity (APD) - defined as differences between firms' types of alliance partners (i.e. horizontal, upstream, and downstream) - is a strategic determinant of firm survival. This article analyzes APD in the context of high tech firms who rely on various partners to access complementary resources and secure their business survival, and argues that APD has different impacts on two main types of exit - sell-off and shut-down - which have been combined in previous research. Findings from a comprehensive study of French biotech firms from 1994 to 2002 show that the relationship between APD and shut-down is positive and linear whereas that between APD and sell-off is an inverted U-shaped. The article also finds evidence that the association between APD and firm exit mode is contingent on a firm's resources and capabilities. The implications for research and managerial practice are discussed.

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  • Olga Bruyaka & Rodolphe Durand, 2012. "Sell-off or shut-down? Alliance portfolio diversity and two types of high tech firms' exit," Post-Print hal-00668609, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00668609
    DOI: 10.1177/1476127011432366
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    1. Klaus Marhold & Jina Kang, 2017. "The effects of internal technological diversity and external uncertainty on technological alliance portfolio diversity," Industry and Innovation, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(2), pages 122-142, February.
    2. Elena Cefis & Cristina Bettinelli & Alex Coad & Orietta Marsili, 2022. "Understanding firm exit: a systematic literature review," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 59(2), pages 423-446, August.
    3. Pooja Thakur-Wernz & Olga Bruyaka, 2017. "Co-evolutionary Perspective on Sourcing Portfolios: Examining Sourcing Choices for Clinical Trials of Bio-pharmaceutical Firms," Management International Review, Springer, vol. 57(6), pages 909-946, December.
    4. Mohr, Alex & Wang, Chengang & Goerzen, Anthony, 2016. "The impact of partner diversity within multiparty international joint ventures," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 25(4), pages 883-894.
    5. Thakur-Wernz, Pooja & Bruyaka, Olga & Contractor, Farok, 2022. "Sourcing portfolio diversity in new product development: Antecedents and performance implications," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 150(C), pages 179-193.
    6. de Leeuw, Tim & Lokshin, Boris & Duysters, Geert, 2014. "Returns to alliance portfolio diversity: The relative effects of partner diversity on firm's innovative performance and productivity," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 67(9), pages 1839-1849.
    7. Wenjing Wang & Yiwei Liu, 2021. "Community-level characteristics and member firms’ invention: evidence from university–industry innovation community in China," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 126(11), pages 8913-8934, November.
    8. XU Peng, 2021. "Population Aging and Small Business Exits," Discussion papers 21091, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    9. Klaus Marhold & Marco Jinhwan Kim & Jina Kang, 2017. "The Effects Of Alliance Portfolio Diversity On Innovation Performance: A Study Of Partner And Alliance Characteristics In The Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 21(01), pages 1-24, January.
    10. Castro, Ignacio & Casanueva, Cristóbal & Galán, José Luis, 2014. "Dynamic evolution of alliance portfolios," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 32(3), pages 423-433.

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