Learning and Knowledge Transfer in Strategic Alliances: A Social Exchange View
Senthil K. Muthusamy, Margaret A. White
Organization Studies · 2005 · Volume 26 · Issue 3
Abstract
Although social interactions and exchanges between partners are emphasized as imperative for alliance success, comprehensive examination of how social exchanges facilitate learning and knowledge transfer in strategic alliances is lacking. Drawing on social exchange theory, we examined the effects of social exchange processes between alliance partners on the extent of learning and knowledge transfer in a strategic alliance. An empirical examination of data collected from alliance managers of 144 strategic alliances revealed that social exchanges such as reciprocal commitment, trust, and mutual influence between partners are positively related to learning and knowledge transfer in strategic alliances.
Keywords
strategic alliances, interfirm learning, social exchange theory, trust, empirical studies, linear regression
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