This paper describes a framework for the design of performance evaluation systems in collaborative networks. This framework is composed by a performance information reference model and a multi-criteria decision support method. When used in combination by the members of a collaborative network,...

In this paper we analyze R&D collaboration networks in industries where firms are competitors in the product market. Firms' benefits from collaborations arise by sharing knowledge about a cost-reducing technology. By forming collaborations, however, firms also change their own competitive...