The aim of this paper is to test the determinants of Research Joint Ventures' (RJVs) group dynamics. We look at entry … factors. Ours is a first attempt to produce robust stylized facts about cooperational short- and long-term dynamics, an …

and how firms perform within such networks. Our model replicates some stylised empirical results on network structure and … the contingent effects of network position on innovative performance. We find networks that exhibit small world properties …, certain network strategies such as occupying brokerage positions or maximising accessibility to potential partners pay off …