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Non-additivity in portfolios of exploration activities: a real options-based analysis of equity alliances in biotechnology
Firms invest in exploration-oriented activities to seek competitive advantage and in response to changing environments. Real options formulations represent an emerging strand of thinking on such investments. In this paper we begin with the observation that firms often simultaneously invest in multiple exploration projects. We identify two sources of potential interactions among these real options investments. First, we investigate the effects of correlations between the outcomes in different options. Second, we analyze the effects of investments that are fungible across project options. We show that under different conditions multiple options can be sub-additive (due to redundancies in outcomes) or super-additive (due to fungible inputs). We test the implications of our model with data from the biotech industry and find supporting evidence. Our model and results have some interesting implications for the exploration literature and real options lens.Printed Journal
Call Number | Location | Available |
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PSB lt.dasar - Pascasarjana | 1 |
Penerbit | John Wiley & Sons., |
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Edisi | - |
Subjek | Alliances Real options analysis Exploration studies Biotechnology industry Strategic managemen |
ISBN/ISSN | 1432095 |
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