Institutional voids, economic adversity and inter‐firm cooperation in an emerging market: the mediating role of government R&D support

Samuel Adomako; Joseph Amankwah‐Amoah; Yaw A. Debrah; Zaheer Khan; Irene Chu; Catherine Robinson

doi:10.1111/1467-8551.12443

Institutional voids, economic adversity and inter‐firm cooperation in an emerging market: the mediating role of government R&D support

Samuel Adomako, Joseph Amankwah‐Amoah, Yaw A. Debrah, Zaheer Khan, Irene Chu, Catherine Robinson

Strategy and International Business

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This paper examines the mediating mechanism of the relationship between institutional voids (IVs) and inter-firm cooperation and the moderating role of economic adversity in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in emerging markets. The hypotheses are tested using time-lagged survey data from 214 SMEs in Ghana. The findings provide support for the hypotheses by showing that: (1) IVs positively influence the use of government research and development (R&D) support; (2) the use of government R&D support mediates the relationship between IVs and inter-firm cooperation; and (3) economic adversity positively moderates the relationship between IVs and the use of government R&D support. The findings contribute to understanding the role of IVs in inter-firm cooperation. The wider implications for theory and practice are examined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	40-58
Number of pages	19
Journal	British Journal of Management
Volume	32
Issue number	1
Early online date	26 Oct 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12443
Publication status	Published - Jan 2021

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