University of Groningen
Exploring new frontiers in joint venture research Balogh, Nora
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10.33612/diss.98633889
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Balogh, N. (2019). Exploring new frontiers in joint venture research: post-formation dynamics and microfoundations in wind farm joint ventures. University of Groningen, SOM research school. https://doi.org/10.33612/diss.98633889
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Propositions belonging to the PhD thesis Exploring New Frontiers In Joint Venture Research
Post-formation dynamics and microfoundations in wind farm joint ventures By Nora Balogh
1. Studying the boundary conditions of post-formation dynamics and micro-foundations can bring valuable and novel insights towards existing research on joint ventures (this dissertation)
2. Applying insights from theoretical perspectives outside of traditional JV research (such as research on director selection and subgroup formation) can help us understand the multifaceted nature of inter-firm collaboration more deeply (this dissertation)
3. The performance effect of post-formation partner change in JVs is not universally negative; rather, it depends on specific JV characteristics related to strategic flexibility (i.e. technological complexity and equity concentration) and specific configurations of these characteristics (Chapter 2).
4. Human capital resources are allocated to JVs to account for inter-firm resource dependence and inter-firm monitoring needs that emerge during collaboration (Chapter 3).
5. Directors - as human capital resources that carry out monitoring – can be redundant in JVs that account for monitoring on the partner-level (i.e. through equity concentration) (Chapter 3).
6. Faultlines that develop from JV directors’ overlapping subgroups can have a stabilizing effect on the JV when the underlying gender and age subgroups are positioned across partner lines (Chapter 4).
7. Prior ties between JV partners can serve as a relational “shortcut” that can make redundant the boundary-spanning interactions enabled by partner-spanning faultlines (Chapter 4).
8. Collaborative projects between firms (e.g. collaboration for wind farm development) can be an important strategy to bring down the cost of wind energy technology, and focusing on the individuals involved in such projects can serve as a valuable foundation for generating value from them (this dissertation). 9. A good sense of humor is vital to any fruitful discussion about research projects.
