Gründerinitiativen aus Hochschulen und außeruniversitären Forschungseinrichtungen haben seit einigen Jahren Hochkonjunktur – so genannte Ausgründungen (spin-offs). Diese Ausgründungen sind ein schillerndes Phänomen: Weder existiert „das“ Ausgründungsmodell, noch kann eine direkte...

This study explicitly takes into account that the decision to enter into a cooperative R&D relationship is related to the antecedent decision to carry out R&D. This calls for a methodological approach that, at the same time, allows the joint analysis of the determinants of the two decisions and...

This study explicitly takes into account that the decision to enter into an external R&D relationship is related to an antecedent decision to carry out R&D. This calls for a methodological approach that, at the same time, permits the joint analysis of the determinants of the two decisions and...

Firms increasingly look outside their organizational boundaries to identify partners that can improve the effectiveness of R&D projects. The strategy for using partners, however, varies significantly across projects. In some, partners are used primarily to lower development costs and/or...