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Institutional Voids, Economic Adversity, and Inter-firm Cooperation in an Emerging Market: The Mediating Role of Government R&D Support

Adomako, Samuel, Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph, Debrah, Yaw, Khan, Zaheer, Chu, Irene, Robinson, Catherine (2020) Institutional Voids, Economic Adversity, and Inter-firm Cooperation in an Emerging Market: The Mediating Role of Government R&D Support. British Journal of Management, . ISSN 1045-3172. E-ISSN 1467-8551. (doi:10.1111/1467-8551.12443) (KAR id:83259)

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1111/1467-8551.12443
Uncontrolled keywords: inter-firm cooperation; SMEs; institutional voids; R&D support; Africa; Ghana
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Leadership and Management
Depositing User: Joseph Amankwah-Amoah
Date Deposited: 03 Oct 2020 13:34 UTC
Last Modified: 25 Oct 2022 23:00 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/83259 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)
Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0383-5831
Khan, Zaheer: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5538-3123
Robinson, Catherine: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8861-4880
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