Department of Business Administration2024-11-0920190065-066810.5465/AMBPP.2019.2672-s2.0-85103516834https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/2797Building on attention-based view, we argue that exogenous shocks affect alliance performance by steering managerial attention. We find that while the innovation performance of Ebola alliances formed after the 2014 outbreak increased, performance of Influenza alliances decreased. Our study reveals negative spillover effects of industry shocks among related industry segments.pdfDo exogenous shocks help or hurt innovation performance of alliances? evidence from Ebola outbreakConference proceeding2151-6561https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.267N/ANOIR02827