This study examines the conditions under which portfolios of corporate venture capital (CVC) relationships influence corporate investor innovation performance. We investigate this question using longitudinal data on CVC investment portfolios of 40 telecommunications equipment manufacturers. We find an inverted U-shaped effect of portfolio diversity on corporate investor innovation performance. We also find that the effect of diversity depends on the depth of knowledge resources available in the portfolio. These results contribute to the interorganizational learning, corporate venture capital and open innovation literatures by showing how the breadth and depth of knowledge resources available in a portfolio of external partnerships with young ventures interact to influence firm innovation. (c) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Boston Coll, Carroll Sch Management, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 USABoston Coll, Carroll Sch Management, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 USA
Chemmanur, Thomas J.
Loutskina, Elena
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Univ Virginia, Darden Sch Business, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USABoston Coll, Carroll Sch Management, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 USA
Loutskina, Elena
Tian, Xuan
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Indiana Univ, Kelley Sch Business, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
Tsinghua Univ, PBC Sch Finance, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaBoston Coll, Carroll Sch Management, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 USA
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Henan Univ, Sch Econ, Kaifeng 475004, Peoples R ChinaHenan Univ, Sch Econ, Kaifeng 475004, Peoples R China
Qiao, Han
Zhang, Sen
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Henan Univ, Sch Econ, Kaifeng 475004, Peoples R ChinaHenan Univ, Sch Econ, Kaifeng 475004, Peoples R China
Zhang, Sen
Xiao, Yao
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Beijing Normal Univ, Sch Econ & Resource Management, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
Beijing Normal Univ, Ctr Innovat & Dev Studies, Zhuhai 519000, Peoples R ChinaHenan Univ, Sch Econ, Kaifeng 475004, Peoples R China