TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vidot-Delerue,Hélène
AU  - Lejeune,Albert
TI  - Internationalization of biotechnology start-ups: geographic location and mimetic behaviour
SN  - 02662426
AV  - HD2341.169 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London
PB  - Sage
KW  - Business start-up
KW  - Biotechnology industry
KW  - Firm location choice
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242611402565
ER  -