The purpose of this paper is to develop an organizational learning framework to support the strategic management process. Organizational learning is divided into two strategically relevant categories, external and internal, which involve complementary processes with separate advantages and...

A firm's ability to acquire and exploit external knowledge is often critical to achieving and sustaining a competitive advantage. In this study, we adopt a multi-dimensional view of absorptive capacity and focus specifically on the application of external knowledge that has been obtained via...

This study examines the characteristics that make start-up biotechnology firms attractive alliance partners. We distinguish between firm specific and location-specific characteristics as well as between foreign and domestic corporate partners. We present and test a longitudinal model of alliance...