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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | On the explanation of horizontal, vertical and cross-sector R&D partnerships - Evidence for the German industrial sector |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management |
| Publisher | Inderscience |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 1368-275X |
| Volume | 5 |
| Number | 1/2 |
| Page Range | 103 - 116 |
| Date | 2005 |
| Abstract Text | This paper investigates the determinants of inter-firm cooperation in research and development (R&D). We analyse the impact of structural and firm specific characteristics, market performance, access to resources and managerial techniques on different types of inter-firm R&D cooperation. Based on a survey of 886 enterprises in manufacturing and industry/business-related services located in Germany, we estimate several models with different types of R&D partnerships as a dependent variable to find out which types of enterprises are more or less likely to form or join either type of R&D partnership. The findings suggest that the availability and the quality of a firm’s own R&D resources are common factors driving R&D cooperation in general. Differentiating between cooperation activities in R&D among enterprises on the same production level on the one hand and vertical cooperation between enterprises and suppliers/customers or cross-sector alliances between enterprises and public research institutes on the other hand, we find cooperation type specific determinants of entry. The size of a firm, its location, access to financial resources and network experience seem to be most important. |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:1257 |
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