Internationalization of biotechnology start-ups : geographic location and mimetic behaviour/ created by Hélène Delerue and Albert Lejeune

By:

Vidot-Delerue, Hélène [author]

Contributor(s):

Lejeune, Albert [co author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: International small business journal ; Volume 30, number 4London: Sage, 2012Content type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISSN:

02662426

Subject(s):

Business start-up -- Biotechnology industry -- Firm location choice

LOC classification:

HD2341.169

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Abstract: The objective of this article is to understand the extent to which location in a geographic cluster can explain international alliance formation. Geographic clusters are characterized by several dimensions: agglomeration economies, institutional forces and a manager’s mental models create the environment within the cluster. Therefore, to develop the research propositions, which were tested on a sample of US biotechnology start-ups, the study specifically analysed cluster size and firm competitive behaviour within the cluster to explain the propensity of a start-up to engage in new international alliances. It also examined the potential moderating effect of cluster evolution. Results show that merely being located in a geographic cluster in itself does not increase the probability of forming a new international alliance. Within clusters, internationalization of start-ups through alliance formation results mainly from mimetic behaviour.

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The objective of this article is to understand the extent to which location in a geographic cluster can explain international alliance formation. Geographic clusters are characterized by several dimensions: agglomeration economies, institutional forces and a manager’s mental models create the environment within the cluster. Therefore, to develop the research propositions, which were tested on a sample of US biotechnology start-ups, the study specifically analysed cluster size and firm competitive behaviour within the cluster to explain the propensity of a start-up to engage in new international alliances. It also examined the potential moderating effect of cluster evolution. Results show that merely being located in a geographic cluster in itself does not increase the probability of forming a new international alliance. Within clusters, internationalization of start-ups through alliance formation results mainly from mimetic behaviour.

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