Cloning an industry: Strategy typologies of Shanghai biotechnology companies

Malone, Ken; Hales, Brent D.; Chan, Justin H.; Love, Monica; Rayner, Jeremiah

doi:10.1057/palgrave.jcb.3050077

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“…This result was aligned with many prior studies which reported identical behavior of these two strategies (Laugen et al, 2006;Oltra and Luisa Flor, 2010;Zajac and Shortell, 1990). These empirical findings are consistent with the view that prospectors and analyzers are similar to each other in terms of technological focus with the exception that prospectors are first movers unlike analyzers which are rapid followers (Malone et al, 2008;Miles and Snow, 1978;Pleshko, 2007;Shortell and Zajac, 1990;Troilo et al, 2014). According to this view, analyzers follow both prospectors and defenders such that they operate as prospectors on a few business segments and as defenders on others (Volberda, 1998).…”

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Strategy impact on the choice of partial versus full acquisitions: evidence from Japanese outbound acquisitions

Ahmed

Bebenroth

2020

IJMP

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In this study, we investigated how strategies adopted by firms impacted their decision to make either partial or full acquisitions in cross-border deals. Our sample comprised Japanese crossborder acquirers that had three different so-called viable strategies, viz. prospectors, defenders, and analyzers. Applying transaction cost economics, the strategic capability perspective and the strategic cognition perspective, we found that not only prospectors but also analyzers preferred full acquisitions, whereas defenders had a preference for partial acquisitions. This study shows that strategy impacts acquisition behavior, and cautions managers to consider aspects of partner opportunism and firm capabilities when choosing between partial and full acquisitions.

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Strategy impact on the choice of partial versus full acquisitions: evidence from Japanese outbound acquisitions

Ahmed

Bebenroth

2020

IJMP

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“…In fact, the domestic market is dominated by generic biologics (Hu et al, 2006). Malone et al (2008) report that the firms they surveyed were predominately (preparing for) manufacturing biogenerics for the Chinese market. Coinciding with our own observations, they also indicate that the development of sales forces -usually in connection with the opening of sales departments in most provincesand effective marketing receive most of the enterprise managements' attention.…”

Section: Business Strategies In China's Health Biotech Sectormentioning

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Anatomy of cluster development in China: the case of Health Biotech Clusters

Conlé

Taube²

2012

Journal of Science and Technology Policy in China

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des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz-bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich. / This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively. EmpfohleneDesign/methodology/approach -The paper employs a demographic approach that is inspired by the 2006 work of Romanelli and Feldman on cluster development in the USA. It categorizes China's clusters based on differences in the degree of policy support and the nature of the science base. Then, it draws a sample of 75 of China's most visible firms and analyses them in terms of entrepreneurial origin, their location and, if applicable, the location of their subsidiaries. By matching types of firms with types of clusters, the paper highlights some characteristics of China's regional development. Findings -Studies on China's high-tech agglomerations unanimously complain about a lack of "creative buzz" compared to the vibrant clusters of for example, the Bay Area in the USA. The analysis indicates that the lack of a creative culture is associated with the anatomy of cluster development. China's clusters grow to a significant extent by attracting enterprise subsidiaries to their sites. The authors argue that these particular cluster anatomies are founded on China's capital market. As the capital market is not prepared to provide pre-revenue firms with sufficient funds, firms have to earn revenue quickly in order to ensure their viability. Therefore, they concentrate on building up manufacturing capacity and exploiting given technologies. The main point is that local governments as major providers of financial support are instrumental in this process. The establishment of manufacturing subsidiaries in various locations rests on the rationale of collecting funds. This leads to the conclusion that national capital markets either reinforce or inhibit clustering depending on how much it allows the mobility of financial capital. Local government funds do not travel far. This has an impact on the firms' localization decisions and their business strategies, which, in turn, affects the "culture" inside the clusters.Research limitations/implications -This argument is based on a limited number of interviews conducted by the authors or other researchers. In order to corroborate the link between the capital market and local development trajectories, more evidence needs to be collected via interview surveys and other means to extract financial information. Originality/value -Unlike other research on Chinese clusters, this paper offers an interregional perspective based on a demographic approach. The argument is original in linking regional cluster dynamics with the national institutional set-up.

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“…Eles recomendam que os gestores desenvolvam estratégias internamente consistentes, de acordo com tipologia estratégica, ainda que elementos das diferentes opções estratégicas possam estar presentes. Malone et al (2008) avaliaram 19 empresas de biotecnologia na China, usando as abordagens de posicionamento e de tipologia. Embora não sejam explicitadas claramente as categorias de pesquisa, é possível perceber algumas, como a busca pela inovação.…”

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Estrutura Analítica Para Identificação Da Estratégia Praticada: Um Estudo Em Duas Empresas De Serviços

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Souza

Hansen

2010

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estabelecida. No entanto, para a realização da gestão é necessária a identificação e a compreensão da estratégia da organização. Conceitualmente, existem diversas abordagens sobre estratégia, com diferentes elementos e características. O objetivo deste estudo é propor uma estrutura de análise para identificar as estratégias praticadas nas organizações, mediante a consolidação de diversas escolas. Para isso, as abordagens de posicionamento estratégico, tipologia estratégica, missão estratégica e visão baseada em recursos são unificadas em um quadro de referência, através de uma abordagem dedutiva. Os diferentes elementos destas abordagens são reunidos em uma estrutura de pesquisa que serve como base para investigação da estratégia praticada. Esta estrutura foi, ilustrativamente, aplicada em duas organizações de serviços, por meio de estudos de caso. Pôde-se perceber em uma das organizações clareza estratégica, em um posicionamento de diferenciação, com percepção de desempenho satisfatório por seus executivos; na outra organização a estratégia praticada é menos evidente. Em ambos os casos identificaram-se elementos das diferentes abordagens estratégicas e eventuais deficiências e limitações da gestão da estratégica, inclusive com percepção pelos executivos do seu efeito no desempenho organizacional.

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Cloning an industry: Strategy typologies of Shanghai biotechnology companies

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

Strategy impact on the choice of partial versus full acquisitions: evidence from Japanese outbound acquisitions

Strategy impact on the choice of partial versus full acquisitions: evidence from Japanese outbound acquisitions

Anatomy of cluster development in China: the case of Health Biotech Clusters

Estrutura Analítica Para Identificação Da Estratégia Praticada: Um Estudo Em Duas Empresas De Serviços

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