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An article entitled "The impact of resource conditions and environmental uncertainty on inter-firm alliance strategies", by Professors João Dias, a researcher at UECE and Assistant Professor at ISEG, and Vitor Magriço, Assistant Professor at ISEG, was accepted for publication in the scientific journal Applied Economics, forthcoming (currently ranked "B" according to the FIISEG classification and with an impact factor of 0.430 according to the Journal of Citations Report).
The work now accepted for publication studies the theme of inter-company strategic alliances, using a sample of Portuguese companies.
Abstract
The resource dependence theory and the resource-based view have been put forward in order to explain inter-firm alliance strategies. According to these approaches, the main driver for alliance formation is the internal resource condition of the firm and the need to acquire external resources. We argue that resource motivation is moderated by perceived environmental uncertainty. First, we conceptualize how perceived environmental uncertainty and resource conditions independently affect the probability of firms to develop alliance strategies. Then, we analyze how the role of resource conditions is affected by environmental uncertainty. Finally, we test our point of view using a sample of Portuguese firms.
