Cooperation can benefit and hurt firms at the same time. An important question then is: when is it better to cooperate. And how can an appropriate partner be selected? In this paper we present a model of inter-firm cooperation driven by cognitive distance, appropriability conditions and external...

We study the impact of research collaborations in coauthorship networks on research output and how optimal funding can maximize it. Through the links in the collaboration network, researchers create spillovers not only to their direct coauthors but also to researchers indirectly linked to them....

University Startups and Spin-Offs teaches university students, researchers, and educators the most effective strategies and tactics for launching their own startups from academic platforms with the backing of school programs, public grants, incubators, seed accelerators, and private partnerships...

Chapter 1 Assessing Research Collaboration Studies: A Framework for Analysis -- Chapter 2 Inputs, Resources and Research Collaboration -- Chapter 3 Processes and Activities in Research Collaboration -- Chapter 4 The Outputs, Outcomes and Impacts of Research Collaboration -- Chapter 5...

Forschungsintensive Industrien wie die Biotechnologie sind geprägt von einer Vielzahl an Kooperationen zwischen etablierten Großunternehmen mit kleinen Partnern. Aber die Misserfolgsraten solcher Vereinbarungen sind trotz einer zunehmenden Kooperationserfahrung der beteiligten Unternehmen...