Alliances and survival of new biopharmaceutical ventures in the wake of the global financial crisis

Tianjiao Xia, Dimo Dimov

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Abstract

Engaging in exploration and exploitation is essential to business survival and performance. While firms manage exploration and exploitation alliances for the long-term, how prepared are they for sudden shocks in the short-term? We address this question in the context of a unique and opportune natural experiment associated with the 2008 financial crisis. Our analysis of 155 new biopharmaceutical ventures over a seven-year period suggests that exploration alliances—with a long-term orientation—make a firm more vulnerable to external shocks. In contrast, exploitation alliances as well as a balance between exploration and exploitation alliances—which underlie short-term performance—enable the firm to sustain external shocks.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)362-385
Number of pages24
JournalJournal of Small Business Management
Volume57
Issue number2
Early online date23 Feb 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2019
Externally publishedYes

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