Network centrality and organizational aspirations: a behavioral interaction in the context of international strategic alliances

dc.contributor.authorShijaku, Elio
dc.contributor.authorLarraza Kintana, Martín
dc.contributor.authorUrtasun Alonso, Ainhoa
dc.contributor.departmentGestión de Empresases_ES
dc.contributor.departmentEnpresen Kudeaketaeu
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-08T10:37:28Z
dc.date.available2019-12-07T00:00:11Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-01
dc.description.abstractConsiderando que el análisis de redes sociales ha estado asociado con aspiraciones organizacionales, poco es conocido sobre cómo el posicionamiento estructural de la empresa y particularmente la centralidad de la red afecta las aspiraciones internacionales para participar de alianzas estratégicas internacionales (AEI). Este estudio examina el impacto de la centralidad de la red en el comportamiento de internacionalización de la empresa dentro del dominio de las alianzas estratégicas internacionales como respuesta a la brecha entre desempeño y aspiración. Desarrollamos las perspectivas sociales y comportamentales para predecir que la centralidad de la red y las aspiraciones basadas en desempeño serán asociadas con el número de alianzas estratégicas internacionales en que la empresa participa. Usando una muestra de 7.760 colaboraciones de alianza de las principales 81 empresas farmacéuticas global para el periodo 1991–2012, encontramos evidencia para apoyar la mayoría de nuestros argumentos.es_ES
dc.description.abstractWhereas social network analysis has been associated with organizational aspirations, little is known on how firm’s structural positioning, and particularly network centrality, affects organizational aspirations to engage in international strategic alliances (ISA). This study examines the impact of network centrality on firm’s internationalization behavior within the ISA domain in response to the performance–aspiration gap. We build on social and behavioral perspectives to predict that network centrality and performance-based aspirations will be associated with the number of ISA the firm engages in. Using a sample of 7760 alliance collaborations from the top 81 global pharmaceutical firms for the period of 1991–2012, we find supporting evidence for most of our arguments.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors wish to acknowledge the financial support provided by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Education under projects ECO2013-48496-C4-2-R, ECO2013-48496-C4-4-R and ECO2017-48496-C4-4-R.en
dc.embargo.lift2019-12-07
dc.embargo.terms2019-12-07
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doi10.1057/s41267-018-0166-4
dc.identifier.issn0047-2506 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn1478-6990 (Electronic)
dc.identifier.urihttps://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/31314
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherPalgrave Macmillan UKen
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of International Business Studies (2018)en
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//ECO2013-48496-C4-2-R/ES/
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/2PE/ECO2017-48496/
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-018-0166-4
dc.rights© Academy of International Business 2018en
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectNetwork centralityen
dc.subjectOrganizational aspirationsen
dc.subjectInternational strategic alliancesen
dc.subjectCross-national distancesen
dc.subjectLongitudinal analysisen
dc.titleNetwork centrality and organizational aspirations: a behavioral interaction in the context of international strategic alliancesen
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