Towards an open R&D system: Internal R&D investment, external knowledge acquisition and innovative performance

To cope with fast-changing business environments, firms are increasingly opening up their organizational boundaries to tap into external source of knowledge. By restructuring their R&D system, firms face the challenge of balancing internal and external R&D activities to profit from external knowledge. This paper examines the influence of R&D configuration on innovative performance and the moderating role of a firm's R&D capacity.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Berchicci, Luca
Published in:	Research Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0048-7333. - Vol. 42.2013, 1, p. 117-127
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Internal and external R&D activities \| R&D structure \| R&D configuration \| R&D capacity \| Manufacturing firms \| Innovative performance \| Complementarity vs substitution

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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