Showing papers by "Frans van den Bosch published in 1993"
01 Jan 1993
TL;DR: The importance of cooperative agreements and networks as an alternative for in-house R&D is increasing and the number of international collaborative agreements has increased as discussed by the authors, and more than 30% of the cooperative agreements in biotechnology are between companies from different parts of the world.
Abstract: textIntroduction. Research and Development (R&D) is one of the most important business
activities of the next decade (Porter, 1990). Commercialization of technological
know how is essential for survival of firms (Teece, 1987). Organizational forms
of R&D are one of the main competitive advantages of firms. The importance
of cooperative agreements and networks as an alternative for in-house R&D
is increasing (E.C., 1991; OTA, 1990). Collaborative agreements are of strategic
importance for a firm (Hakansson, 1990). The number of international
cooperative agreements has increased. For example, more than 30% of
cooperative agreements in biotechnology are between companies from different
parts of the world (Hagedoorn & Schakenraad, 1990)....
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