How entrepreneurial orientation affects R&D alliance performance: the moderating roles of competitive intensity and dependence on the partner

Purpose This paper aims to investigate how firm-level factor entrepreneurial orientation affects alliance outcomes, and how two sources of uncertainty – competitive intensity and the dependence of an entrepreneurially oriented firm on its partner – moderate the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and alliance performance. Design/methodology/approach The hypotheses are tested using survey data from 196 R&D alliances in China....