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Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The compensatory relationship between technological relatedness, social interaction, and knowledge flow between firms
AU - Steensma, H. Kevin
AU - Howard, Michael
AU - Lyles, Marjorie
AU - Dhanaraj, Charles
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Knowledge flow between two firms has been found to be enhanced by both technological relatedness and social interaction. We build on work in education psychology and consider how cognitive and social aspects of learning may be compensatory. Using a sample of 61 alliances involving Eli Lilly and its partners, we find the importance of social interaction between Lilly and its partner to partner learning decreased as their technological relatedness increased. Likewise, the importance of technological relatedness to partner learning decreased as social interaction increased. This study provides nuance on the criticality of technological relatedness and social interaction for learning.
AB - Knowledge flow between two firms has been found to be enhanced by both technological relatedness and social interaction. We build on work in education psychology and consider how cognitive and social aspects of learning may be compensatory. Using a sample of 61 alliances involving Eli Lilly and its partners, we find the importance of social interaction between Lilly and its partner to partner learning decreased as their technological relatedness increased. Likewise, the importance of technological relatedness to partner learning decreased as social interaction increased. This study provides nuance on the criticality of technological relatedness and social interaction for learning.
KW - technological relatedness
KW - social interaction
KW - strategic alliances
KW - knowledge flow
KW - patents
U2 - 10.1002/sej.1144
DO - 10.1002/sej.1144
M3 - Journal article
VL - 6
SP - 291
EP - 306
JO - Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
JF - Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
SN - 1932-4391
IS - 4
ER -