accepted that innovation can be better achieved by working in team particularly in the virtual environments. The employed web … and analyzing the process of virtual R&D team as an innovation and technology assimilation facilitator when it comes to … different aspects of virtual team application in the topic. To support the theoretical analysis, this paper provides a …

first find that shared inherited traits (cultural values and gender) are key drivers of inventor team formation. Second …, using premature co-inventor deaths as exogenous shocks to team composition, we document both positive and negative impacts … of inventor team cultural diversity on team patent production. Less culturally diverse teams produce a higher overall …