The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the relationship between loosely coupled research partnerships — formal interorganizational agreements through which the in-sourcing firm accesses and adds knowledge from an external partner in exchange for money (e.g. royalties) — and...

Despite our understanding of the importance of external technology sourcing, we know little about what leads firms to become more open to sourcing external technologies. To elucidate this question, we draw upon the behavioral theory of the firm, and propose that sourcing external technologies is...