Formation of R&D consortia: Industry and company effects

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Sakakibara, M
• 署名单位: University of California System; University of California Los Angeles
• 刊物名称: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0143-2095
• DOI: 10.1002/smj.272
• 发表日期: 2002
• 页码: 1033-1050
• 关键词: R&D consortia; alliances; industry and company effects; network; COMPETITION; appropriability

摘要

This study investigates economic and strategic inducements of R&D cooperation. We focus on industry and company factors that affect a firm's rate of participation in R&D consortia. These factors are analyzed in a dynamic context using a sample of 312 Japanese firms in 74 industries between 1969 and 1992. We find a firm in an industry with weak competition and appropriability conditions has a higher rate of consortia participation. A firm's R&D capabilities, network formation through past consortia, encounter with other firms in product markets, age, and past participation in large-scale consortia also positively affect its tendency of consortia formation. Copyright (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.