Coopétition et alliances en R&D

This article examines the structure of coopetition and its significance in R&D agreements. An original approach is proposed and used to account for coopetitive behaviours in six R&D consortia subsidized by the European Commission. The findings of this exploratory research show that in collective action in funded R&D, competitive behaviours concern specific objects, have forms that are both singular and weak, and have a dynamic that varies with the type of consortium