Louis Marino, Patrick M. Kreiser, Younggeun Lee, Jacob Holwerda, Donald Kuratko
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We investigate how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and national culture influence the formation of a diversified strategic alliance portfolio, encompassing various cooperative agreements based on governance mechanisms and partner diversity. A diverse strategic alliance portfolio structured in this manner may be used by smaller firms to derive benefits from social capital and absorb environmental complexities, increasing firms’ ability to survive environmental dynamism. Empirical models are estimated using data from 529 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in five countries – Indonesia, Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Our findings indicate that SMEs with stronger EO are more likely to establish diversified strategic alliance portfolios. However, this effect is moderated by various national cultural factors (i.e., uncertainty avoidance, individualism, and masculinity).
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The Journal of Small Business Strategy is an applied research journal. Manuscripts should be written with the small business/entrepreneurship educator, small business consultant in mind. Both conceptual and empirically-based papers are encouraged, but they must have an applied focus. All papers must have a significant literature review, be properly documented, with citations from research-based works rather than popular press or web sites. Since JSBS is an applied research journal, each article should include a substantial "Discussion and Implications" section that details how the research findings are relevant for the journal''s readers. Authors are discouraged from submitting manuscripts with extremely complex statistical analyses and/or a purely theoretical orientation. Case studies are acceptable if they contribute substantial to the understanding of small business strategy and include a significantly to the understanding of small business strategy and include a significant literature review that underscores the issues in the case. We do not accept teaching or pedagogical cases.
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