Purpose

This study aims to investigate how the home country institutional development influences the alliance formation process.

Design/methodology/approach

A network of strategic alliances between 95 airlines over a 5-year period is analyzed with stochastic actor-oriented models [i.e. Simulation investigation for empirical network analysis (SIENA)]. Robustness analyses use a subsample of these airlines over a period of 10 years.

Findings

The results demonstrate that the membership in a firm group and a high share of state ownership are more beneficial for the number of alliances if the firm originates from a country with low institutional development.

Practical implications

Firms from less developed countries can use affiliations (e.g. to firm groups or the government) as signals to attract international alliance partners.

Social implications

Policymakers from less developed countries should support the development of (local) firm groups to stimulate interorganizational cooperation.

Originality/value

Firms form alliances based on two aspects: preferences for alliance partners and attractiveness to potential partners. Prior studies outlined that institutional development affects the preferences of firms for alliance partners. This study demonstrates how the institutional development influences the attractiveness to potential partners.

中文翻译：

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替代贫困机构？联盟形成过程中的组织间从属关系

目的

本研究旨在探讨母国制度发展如何影响联盟形成过程。

设计/方法/方法

95 家航空公司之间的战略联盟网络在 5 年期间内使用面向随机参与者的模型进行分析 [即经验网络分析的模拟调查 (SIENA)]。稳健性分析使用这些航空公司 10 年的子样本。

发现

结果表明，如果企业起源于制度发展水平较低的国家，则企业集团中的成员资格和高比例的国家所有权更有利于联盟的数量。

实际影响

来自欠发达国家的公司可以利用附属关系（例如与公司团体或政府的关系）作为吸引国际联盟伙伴的信号。

社会影响

欠发达国家的政策制定者应支持（当地）企业团体的发展，以促进组织间合作。

原创性/价值

公司基于两个方面形成联盟：对联盟伙伴的偏好和对潜在伙伴的吸引力。先前的研究概述了制度发展影响企业对联盟伙伴的偏好。本研究展示了制度发展如何影响对潜在合作伙伴的吸引力。