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This paper examines how a radical technological innovation affects alliance formation of firms and subsequent network structures. We use longitudinal data of interfirm R&D collaborations in the biopharmaceutical industry in which a new technological regime is established. Our findings suggest...
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pharmaceutical biotechnology industry. -- R&D networks ; pharmaceutical biotechnology ; network analysis ; conceptual centrality …
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In a wide range of circumstances, relational contracts can enable strategies that might not otherwise be possible. While most studies focus on the maintenance and performance of existing relational contracts, this paper explores the origins of interfirm relational contracts, focusing on how...
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In recent years, the number of research and development (R&D) partnerships between firms has substantially increased. From the perspective of the individual firm, these partnerships are formed in order to share the risks and benefits of R&D. At the macro level, they result in a global spanning...
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This paper explores the drivers of inter-firm R&D collaborations in a particular type of innovation network, the technological districts created in Italy under a specific public policy to promote innovation. The empirical analysis used an original database containing information on research...
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Spatial proximity is assumed in the literature to be a prerequisite and trigger for cooperation and, subsequently, innovation. This paper examines conceptually the role of proximity between actors for cooperation activities. Using theories and findings from social psychology and combining them...
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The literature on "Innovation Systems" is divided into several directories. Dif- ferences occur through the definition of the system's borders. This paper intro- duces a methodology how to differentiate between regional and technological effects of cooperative innovation activities and analyzes...
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We analyze the endogenous formation of R&D networks, where firms are active in different product markets and can …
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This paper extends the existing literature on strategic R&D alliances by presenting a model of innovation networks with … endogenous absorptive capacity. The networks emerge as a result of bilateral cooperation over time between firms occupying … intensity of cooperation and innovation. Within different knowledge regimes, we examine the structure of networks that emerge …
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incentives targeted towards creation of stable networks of potential users of scientists' research. Secondly, authorities should …
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