Inter-firm R&D partnerships: an overview of major trends and patterns since 1960

Using Affiliation Networks to Study the Determinants of Multilateral Research Cooperation: Some Empirical Evidence from EU Framework Programs in Biotechnology

“…As corroborated by empirical evidence, research is being carried out more and more in cooperation with others (Hagedoorn, 2002;Wuchty et.al. 2007), creating relational spaces in which knowledge is not only exchanged but also co-created.…”

International Co-operation between Firms on Innovation and R&D: Empirical Evidence from Argentina and Spain

“…Apart from some 'commercial' databases, mainly focused on the biotechnology and information technology sectors, there are few databases (Hagedoorn et al, 2000). Information obtained from the MERIT-CATI database -one of the few still existing databases-shows that the strategic alliances for technological purposes have substantially increased since 1970 to present, being particularly relevant in crucial technological areas such as biotechnology, new materials and information technologies (Hagedoorn 1996(Hagedoorn , 2002Archibugi and Iammarino, 2002). Hagedoorn (2002) shows that R&D partnering is 'a game' dominated by companies from the world's most developed economies.…”

“…Information obtained from the MERIT-CATI database -one of the few still existing databases-shows that the strategic alliances for technological purposes have substantially increased since 1970 to present, being particularly relevant in crucial technological areas such as biotechnology, new materials and information technologies (Hagedoorn 1996(Hagedoorn , 2002Archibugi and Iammarino, 2002). Hagedoorn (2002) shows that R&D partnering is 'a game' dominated by companies from the world's most developed economies. Technological alliances between countries of the Triad (United States, European Union and Japan) have grown 170% between 1980 and 1998 with a clear dominance of United States in major high-tech industries (Hagedoorn, 2002;Niosi and Reid, 2007).…”

“…Hagedoorn (2002) shows that R&D partnering is 'a game' dominated by companies from the world's most developed economies. Technological alliances between countries of the Triad (United States, European Union and Japan) have grown 170% between 1980 and 1998 with a clear dominance of United States in major high-tech industries (Hagedoorn, 2002;Niosi and Reid, 2007). At the present and according a recent OECD report the propensity to collaborate on innovation with partners abroad varies widely among countries, ranking from less than 2% of all firms in Korea, Japan and Australia to more than 8% in Canada and New Zealand.…”

“…Various authors have provided extensive reviews on the phenomena of cooperation and establishment of international alliances, analyzing their evolution from 1960 (Hagedoorn, 2002;Hagedoorn and Osborn, 2002;Narula and Duysters, 2004). Research literature focuses on four areas: the reasons for cooperation; selection of partners; alliance management (control, conflicts, fulfillment of the alliance objectives, leadership); results and impact cooperation (Bayona, García-Marco and Huerta, 2001;Vonortas et al, 2003;Lundin et al, 2004).…”