Technological capability building in network environments: The moderating effects of governance structure

To explain the origins of technological capabilities, we elaborate a theoretical framework by integrating the resource-based view and network view. We argue that network can provide firms network resources which greatly advance the formation of technological capabilities. Of these resources, two different mechanisms can be identified considering different governance structures. Hypothesis based on these ideas are tested on a sample of 208 manufacturing firms engaging in global production networks. Results from hierarchical regression greatly support the role of network resources and governance structure.