In this study, we examine the initiation and evolution of interfirm learning in interfirm Ramp;D relationships. Based on in-depth case studies, we suggest that the process of learning in interfirm Ramp;D relationships consists of different challenges: 1) initiating technological knowledge...

We develop hypotheses concerning the impact of multinational firms' international plant networks and host country foreign investor agglomeration on the divestment of manufacturing affiliates, drawing on real option theory and location and agglomeration theory. We test our hypotheses on a...

This paper analyzes the consequences for financial performance of technology strategies categorized along two dimensions: (1) explorative versus exploitative and (2) solitary versus collaborative. The financial performance implications of firms’ positioning along these two dimensions has...

Combining both interview data and empirical analyses at the patent and firm levels, we explore the value-appropriation and value-creation implications of R&D collaboration resulting in the co-ownership of intellectual property (i.e. co-patents). We make an explicit distinction between three...

L<sc>ecocq</sc> C., L<sc>eten</sc> B., K<sc>usters</sc> J. and <sc>van</sc> L<sc>ooy</sc> B. Do firms benefit from being present in multiple technology clusters? An assessment of the technological performance of biopharmaceutical firms, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Firms active in knowledge-intensive fields are increasingly organizing their research...

This timely book brings together cutting-edge research on the important subject of science and innovation policies. The contributors – distinguished social science scholars – tackle the key challenges of designing and implementing public policies in the context of the new knowledge...

L ecocq C., L eten B., K usters J. and van L ooy B. Do firms benefit from being present in multiple technology clusters? An assessment of the technological performance of biopharmaceutical firms, Regional Studies . Firms active in knowledge-intensive fields are increasingly organizing their...

This paper examines the impact of universities on the technological performance of adjacent firms. We extend existing research by jointly analyzing, and comparing, the effects of education (graduates) and scientific research (publications) activities of universities on firms’ technological...

Although firms increasingly rely on interfirm collaboration to explore new technological opportunities, few studies have examined the ways in which this collaboration form is governed. In this paper, we attempt to increase our understanding of governing explorative R&D alliances. First, we argue...