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Business-University Alliances and Innovation in New and Adolescent Technology Ventures

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Abstract

The dynamic resource based view introduces the concept of capability lifecycles. Applying this theory to new and adolescent technology ventures, we propose and test a model of the sources of heterogeneous knowledge capabilities that impact innovation. We suggest that the characteristics of the top management of these ventures impacts business-university alliance formation – a critical knowledge capability that affects innovation. Building on prior research, we also examine the source of firm specific knowledge through geographical munificence. Our results suggest that there are paths to knowledge capability development and innovation and that people are critical to the building of collaborative relationships, not merely being in the right location.

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    The chi-square of the overall model was 392.61, p<0.0001.

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  1. LeBow College of Business, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Ken Colwell & Donna Marie DeCarolis

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  1. Indiana University, Bloomington, 47405, USA

    David B. Audretsch

  2. Facoltà di Economia, Dipto. Impresa, Culture e Società, Università di Catania, Corso Italia 55, Catania, 95129, Italy

    Giovanni Battista Dagnino

  3. Facoltà di Economia, Dipto. Impresa, Culture e Società, Università di Catania, Corso Italia 55, Catania, 95129, Italy

    Rosario Faraci

  4. Dept. Management, Arizona State University, S. Rural Rd. 1711, Tempe, 85287-5906, USA

    Robert E. Hoskisson

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Colwell, K., DeCarolis, D.M. (2009). Business-University Alliances and Innovation in New and Adolescent Technology Ventures. In: Audretsch, D., Dagnino, G., Faraci, R., Hoskisson, R. (eds) New Frontiers in Entrepreneurship. International Studies in Entrepreneurship, vol 26. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0058-6_9

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