An unusual empirical pattern in an indigenous setting: cooperative entrepreneurship among Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) harvesters

The Mediating Effect of Intellectual Capital in The Relationship Between Strategic Alliances and Organizational Performance in Portuguese Technology‐Based SMEs

“…For these authors, the internationalization process is indispensible for firms’ improved performance and to obtain sustainable competitive advantages. Cravens et al (), Zeng et al () and Dana and Mallet () also consider strategic alliances fundamental for SMEs, as they let them overcome the shortage of resources which is a feature of this type of firm. Crick and Jones () also highlight the importance of strategic alliances for technology‐based firms, arguing that in this sector of activity products become obsolete so quickly that it becomes extremely difficult to face the need for constant development of new products while operating in the market as an isolated player.…”

“…Strategic alliances are seen by many authors (Arend, 2009;Khalid and Larimo, 2012;Dana et al, 2013;Dana and Mallet, 2014;Bouncken et al, 2015) as a determinant factor of improved firm performance (Stuart, 2000), but the establishment of strategic alliances is a complex and…”

“…Strategic alliances are seen by many authors (Arend, ; Khalid and Larimo, ; Dana et al, ; Dana and Mallet, ; Bouncken et al, ) as a determinant factor of improved firm performance (Stuart, ), but the establishment of strategic alliances is a complex and delicate process, as the high failure rate and dissatisfaction with their performance show (Reuer and Zollo, ). Therefore, other studies usually find no direct effect (Hagedoorn and Schakenraad, ; Cravens et al, ) or a relationship depending on the performance indicator used (Shrader, ).…”

“…According to Kale et al (), Lee et al (), Brouthers et al () and Hung et al (), strategic alliances allow improved tangible and intangible results in SMEs and the creation of value for this firm sector, consequently leading to improved performance. For Wright and Dana (), Dana et al () and Dana and Mallet (), the creation of strategic alliances between SMEs lets them participate in symbiotic networks, which facilitates their internationalization by giving access to clients, suppliers and collaborators worldwide, something that can stimulate their performance. Zeng et al () found in their study of Chinese industrial firms that performance in terms of innovation was significantly influenced by cooperative processes.…”

Critical success factors for technology-based startups

“…In addition, from the new century onwards, a large number of young people with a business vision emerged with the aim of creating new business initiatives. According to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru the 60% of production is done informally, 40% of the labour force work is self-employed in informal micro-enterprises (Dana and Mallet, 2014). According to the Global Entrpreneurship Monitor Report (2017) Peru ranked first in the entrepreneurial spirit index in Latin America (Serida et al, 2017), and in 2019 Peru was the fifth country with the most entrepreneurs worldwide.…”