英文摘要 |
This study attempts to shed light on the relationship between partner similarity and alliance outcomes through use of service-dominant logic. As interest in alliance performance has grown in recent years, this study extends existing literature by highlighting the alliance performance implications of co-production, absorptive capacity, and groupthink under partner similarity considerations, while also emphasizing the positive and negative determinants of alliance outcomes. We argue that absorptive capacity and groupthink both act as mediators of the relationship between partner similarity and alliance outcomes, and serve as quasi moderators between co-production and alliance outcomes. We found general empirical support for the following hypotheses: First, alliance outcomes can be promoted through co-production; second, partner similarity simultaneously affects co-production, absorptive capacity, and groupthink; third, absorptive capacity positively affects alliance outcomes and significantly increases the influence of co-production on alliance outcomes. In contrast, groupthink negatively affects alliance outcomes and significantly reduces the influence of co-production on alliance outcomes. |