Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1022279 | Technovation | 2010 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Alliance partners negotiate how they will govern their alliance. This study shows bargaining power, not just efficiency considerations, influences the outcome of this negotiation. Whereas previous research on this phenomenon associates bargaining power with firm size, this study employs more nuanced measures of bargaining power applicable to biotechnology firms while controlling both absolute and relative firm size. We find small biotechnology firms with partners that are over five times larger can still have the bargaining power to get their interests met when the two parties have opposing governance interests.
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Authors
Douglas A. Bosse, Sharon A. Alvarez,