Abstract
Firms use R&D partnerships to access knowledge and build global R&D
networks. This article develops an integrated framework to examine
the determinants of the choice of partners with which firms co-operate
on R&D. This resource-based perspective underscores the interactions
between three major questions: why co-operate, who does and with
whom? It argues in particular that the choice of partners is dictated
by the complementary resources which the latter command. The framework
is then expanded to predict the relative efficiency of R&D co-operation
with different partners, including suppliers, clients, rivals, academic
institutions and foreign firms. The empirical analysis, which is
based on responses to France’s version of the second European community
innovation survey (CIS-2), strongly supports the overall framework
of analysis.
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