Impact of external knowledge acquisition strategies on innovation: A comparative study based on Dutch and Swiss panel data
There is growing evidence that firms increasingly adopt open innovation practices. In this paper we investigate the impact of two such external knowledge acquisition strategies, ‘buy’ and ‘cooperate’, on firm’s product innovation performance. Taking a direct (productivity)approach, we test for complementarity effects in the simultaneous use of the two strategies, and in the intensity of their use. Our results based on large panels of Dutch and Swiss innovating firms, suggest that while both ‘buy’ and ‘cooperate’ have a positive effect on innovation, there is little statistical evidence that us... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | workingPaper |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
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KOF Swiss Economic Institute
ETH Zurich |
Schlagwörter: | KNOW-HOW (PATENT LAW / TRADEMARK LAW) / KNOW-HOW (PATENT- / MARKENRECHT) / INNOVATION MANAGEMENT (BUSINESS MANAGEMENT) / TECHNISCHE BERATUNG (UNTERNEHMENSBERATUNG) / Open innovation / Buy strategies / R&D collaboration / TECHNICAL CONSULTING / INNOVATIONSMANAGEMENT (UNTERNEHMENSFÜHRUNG) / Make / info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620 / Engineering & allied operations |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26631307 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/65074 |