A working paper in the INSEAD Working Paper Series is intended as a means whereby a faculty researcher's thoughts and findings may be communicated to interested readers. The paper should be considered preliminary in nature and may require revision. ABSTRACT We examine the performance implications of selecting alternate modes of governance in inter-organizational alliance relationships. While ma...

The Resource-Based View (RBV) has become one of the most popular ways to examine the impact of IT on firm performance. An increasing number of researchers are using the theoretical underpinning of the RBV to ground their research in investigating this relationship. This paper follows in this tradition by developing multidimensional measures for two dimensions of IT capability, inside-out IT cap...

The IT productivity paradox has largely been resolved at the industrial level. At the firm level however, there is still much to understand regarding how IT contributes to firm performance. This paper investigates the performance impacts of two modes of IT valuation – efficiency and KM (Knowledge Management), by taking two external environmental factors – dynamism and hostility – into account. ...

This paper has not undergone formal review or approval of the faculty of the ILR School. It is intended to make results of Center research available to others interested in preliminary form to encourage discussion and suggestions. Abstract The relationship between knowledge sharing and organizational performance for high-technology start-up companies is not well understood. Using game theory an...

Two broad strands of literature have emerged as particularly central to organizational strategy and the theory of the firm: organizational economics and the capability (or resource-based) literature. While organizational economics highlights organizational efficiency and has clear implications for the organization of transactions, it has been criticized for saying very little about organization...

In today’s dynamic and hypercompetitive business environment, knowledge and innovation have emerged as bases for sustained competitive advantage. This paper addresses two specific research questions. First, we ask, “What is the effect that firm interactivity has on various types of innovation?” As we address this question, we explain that interactivity helps firms create knowledge, which then p...