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Organizational theorists have correctly argued that the emergence and maintenance of robust cooperation between global strategic alliance partners is related to the diversity in the partners' characteristics. Yet previous research has failed to systematically delineate the important dimensions of interfirm diversity and integrate the dimensions into a unified framework of analysis. This paper develops a multilevel typology of interfirm diversity and focuses on organizational learning and adaptation as critical processes that dynamically moderate diversity's impact on alliance longevity and effectiveness.
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*Arvind Parkhe (Ph.D., Temple University) is an Assistant Professor of International Business in the Department of Management, Graduate School of Business, Indiana University (Bloomington). Following an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering, he held corporate management positions with a German company in the United States and Germany. His research focuses on the formation, structuring, and management of interfirm cooperative arrangements, and the impact of national security export control regimes on the global competitiveness of high-technology firms.
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Parkhe, A. Interfirm Diversity, Organizational Learning, and Longevity in Global Strategic Alliances. J Int Bus Stud 22, 579–601 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490315
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490315