(A) multi-dimensional approach to technological alliance portfolios and firm performance : an empirical study of the Korean defense industry|RISS 상세보기

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The alliance partners with which a focal firm allies itself can be classified into three layers (vertical up-stream, horizontal, and vertical down-stream alliances) depending on the partners’ characteristics. In chapter 2, this thesis hypothesizes that alliance portfolios affecting the performance of the firm differ according to layers. It tests how alliance portfolio configuration variables affect the firm’s performance at vertical up-stream, down-stream and comprehensive alliance network levels. Chapter 3 also deals with the effect of the alliance portfolio configuration on the firm’s performance in the vertical down-stream alliance portfolio. It presents three questions. First, do the resources that are accessible to a focal firm affect its performance? Second, what are the relative capabilities between a focal firm and partners affecting the former’s performance? Lastly, which alliance portfolio structure, that is, one spanning structural hole versus a densely embedded network, is superior considering the relative capabilities? The 54 leading firms of Korean defense industry are analyzed with two–step generalized method of moments (GMM) estimates over the period 1995–2010. In chapter 2, the results show that the balance between vertical up-stream and down-stream partners is important and that the alliance portfolio should differ depending on the vertical up-stream and down-stream alliance portfolios. In chapter 3, in the vertical down-stream alliance portfolio, large amounts of resources could improve firm performance with improved accessible resource measurement. Also, when constituting an alliance portfolio, a focal firm should compare its capabilities with a candidate partner firm, and the alliance portfolio structure should different according to the relative capabilities of a focal firm and partners. These findings provide managers with good intuitions for the detailed analysis and specification of strategy for the composition of alliance portfolios.

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Abstract iii
Contents v
List of Tables viii
List of Figures x
Chapter 1. Introduction 1

Abstract iii
Contents v
List of Tables viii
List of Figures x
Chapter 1. Introduction 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Research motivation 5
1.2.1 Previous research stream of Korean Defense industry 5
1.2.2 Specialization-Systematization Legislations 6
1.3 Research scope 10
1.4 Contributions 11
Chapter 2. Comparison of the alliance portfolio with respect to layers and firm performance 13
2.1 Introduction 13
2.2 Theory and hypotheses 16
2.2.1 The number of alliances and number of partners 16
2.2.2 Spanning structural holes 19
2.2.3 Network diversity 21
2.3 Method 24
2.3.1 The effects of alliance 24
2.3.2 Data 25
2.3.3 Dependent variables 29
2.3.4 Explanatory variables 29
2.3.5 Controls 35
2.4 Data analysis 36
2.5 Results 37
2.5.1 Tests of hypotheses 47
2.6 Discussion 48
Chapter 3. External resources, relative capabilities, spanning structural holes, and firm performance 56
3.1 Introduction 56
3.2 Theory and hypotheses 59
3.2.1 The accessible resources 59
3.2.2 Relative innovativeness of a focal firm compared with partner firms 61
3.2.3 Relative reputation of a focal firm compared with partner firms 62
3.2.4 Relative bargaining power of a focal firm compared with partner firms 62
3.2.5 Contingencies exerted by spanning structural hole 63
3.3 Method 64
3.3.1 Data 64
3.3.2 Dependent variables 65
3.3.3 Explanatory variables 65
3.3.4 Controls 69
3.4 Data analysis 69
3.5 Results 71
3.5.1 Tests of hypotheses 80
3.6 Discussion 81
Chapter 4. Conclusions and Implications 88
4.1 Summary of results 88
4.2 Implications and directions of future research 91
Bibliography 95
Abstract (Korean) 113

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