Stand to Lose? Asymmetric Learning Partners and Learning Outcomes

Lisa Ya Lin, Ruchunyi Fu, Akbar Zaheer

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Abstract

Firms with asymmetric learning capabilities often form alliances with each other. With the potential risks of learning race in alliances, it appears that firms with inferior learning capability are entering into a losing game with firms with superior learning capability. What learning outcomes can firms with inferior learning capability gain in this seemingly losing game? This research investigates the dyadic learning between firms with asymmetric learning capabilities, and contends that by allying with competitive partners firms engage in a self-reinforcing process of learning and will enhance their specific learning capability toward superior partners over time. Further, equity governance mode and technological distance between firms will strengthen this learning process. Analyses of alliances in high-tech industries of the United States during 1990-2006 have largely supported our hypotheses. Research in this area contributes to a better understanding of the learning race between firms with asymmetric learning capabilities.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAcademy of Management Proceedings 2019
EditorsSonia Taneja
PublisherAcademy of Management
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2019
Event79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2019: Understanding the Inclusive Organization - Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Duration: 9 Aug 201913 Aug 2019
https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting/past-annual-meetings/2019-understanding-the-inclusive-organization (Conference website)
https://journals.aom.org/toc/amproc/2019/1 (Conference proceedings)
https://my.aom.org/ProgramDocs/2019/pdf/AOM_2019_Annual_Meeting_Program.pdf (Conference program)

Publication series

NameAcademy of Management Proceedings
Number1
Volume2019
ISSN (Print)0065-0668
ISSN (Electronic)2151-6561

Conference

Conference79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Period9/08/1913/08/19
Internet address

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