Internal capabilities, network resources and appropriation mechanisms as determinants of R&amp;D outsourcing

Spithoven, André; Teirlinck, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.respol.2014.10.013

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“…Reflecting the cumulative nature of knowledge, this hypothesising assumes that better educated people and trained employees possess higher ability to integrate and apply new experience and training of its employees (Spithoven and Teirlinck, 2015, Spithoven and Teirlinck, 2010, Caloghirou et al, 2004.…”

Section: The Mediating Role Of Randd Human Capitalmentioning

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“…Limited research, however, has focused on a systematic investigation of the underlying mechanisms that explain how APD matters. Particularly, the role exerted by internal capabilities to extract value from APD remains largely under-researched (Foss et al, 2011, Spithoven andTeirlinck, 2015). Absorptive capacity, defined as the ability of a firm to recognize the value of new external information, assimilate it and (Cohen and Levinthal, 1990, p. 128), determines the effectiveness of external knowledge sourcing.…”

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Capturing value from alliance portfolio diversity: The mediating role of R&D human capital in high and low tech industries

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Research has demonstrated the value of external linkages to augment in-house R&D efforts; however, very little is known about how managers can operationally leverage the potential benefits of open innovation to create an innovative edge. This paper examines the value of alliance portfolio diversity and whether R&D human capital is the pathway through which alliance portfolio diversity influences innovation novelty. We reason that the absorptive capacity of R&D human capital alliance portfolios. Using data from the Spanish Technological Innovation Panel (PITEC) for the period 2005 2012, results support the curvilinear (inverted U-shaped) association between alliance portfolio diversity and firm innovation performance reported in studies, suggesting that not only too little, but also too much alliance portfolio diversity may be detrimental to firm innovation performance. Findings emphasise the value of alliance portfolio diversity in high-technology industries to achieve explorative performance objectives, given the technological complexity, market uncertainty and the divergent skill sets required for breakthrough innovations in these sectors. Further, we find evidence that R&D human capital plays an important role in innovation novelty by partially mediating the relationship between alliance partner diversity and firm innovation performance, emphasising the importance of internal capabilities to harness external knowledge assets.This study provides valuable insights to managers aiming to increase the effectiveness of their alliance portfolios.

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“…This may lead to a need of close collaboration with public science [25] [29] or even flexible strategic alliance with peer competitors [29] [30]. The collaborations in supply chain is indispensable [32] [33], and the strategic alliance in outsourcing can help pharmaceutical organizations to achieve a sustainable development, if done properly.…”

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“…The forms of R & D outsourcing are mainly commissioned and joint researches with research institutions or competitors in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Usually, R & D outsourcing occurs when sufficient fund is guaranteed [32] in big pharma, however, in China's market, SMEs tend to partly outsource R & D in order to achieve "sustainability, opportunity" for business and even "cost-saving" for supply chain operation. To ensure the mutual benefits, focal company tends to consider possible partner in many aspects, such as "expertise and experience", "references" and "industry vision" [41].…”

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“…If focal companies tend to build collaboration in strategic level which focus on both "sustainability" and "opportunity", usually, the advantages can be obtained in operational level is limited; as their barging power is weakened in a certain degree in business. The collaborative relation with Academia is more alike is able to achieve all identified advantages with less risks in moral hazard and completions [32].…”

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Drivers and Patterns of Supply Chain Collaboration in the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Case Study on SMEs in China

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Lin²,

Ieromonachou³

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The objectives of this paper are to identify the supply chain collaboration models/patterns and its correspondent advantages on pharmaceutical supply chain. This paper aims to investigate how collaborative activities can impact on the development of supply chain and industry. A case study methodology was adopted in this research, which involved pharmaceutical SMEs. The results indicate that collaborations are common in all phases of pharmaceutical supply chain; the different strength of barging power among collaborative partners will impact the advantages achieved at strategic, operational and political levels.

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R&D contribution to sustainable product attributes development: The complementarity of human capital

Ullah

Arslan

2022

Sustainable Development

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The current article aims to study the role of organizational research and development (R&D) function in sustainable product attributes (SPA) development, using the knowledge-based view (KBV) theoretical lens. Specifically, this study investigates the extent of R&D contribution in aggregate and disaggregated SPA development. Furthermore, this article analyzes the extent to which human capital complements R&D's contribution to aggregate and disaggregated SPA development. The analysis of 433 manufacturing firms' panel datasets (from 2002 to 2017) provides evidence of a positive influence of R&D on aggregate and disaggregated SPA development. The moderation analysis results confirm that human capital complements R&D's contribution to SPA development. By studying R&D under the KBV, this study provides coherence to the R&D-sustainable product development relation and contributes to R&D-sustainable product literature. This article further contributes to the R&Dsustainable product relationship by analyzing the complementarity of human capital in R&D to develop aggregate and disaggregated SPA. This study clarifies to managers that regardless of resource constraints, a firm can develop SPA by capitalizing R&D knowledge relatedness to corporate social responsibility, and human capital complements R&D's contribution to SPA development.

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Internal capabilities, network resources and appropriation mechanisms as determinants of R&D outsourcing

Cited by 98 publications

References 110 publications

Capturing value from alliance portfolio diversity: The mediating role of R&D human capital in high and low tech industries

Capturing value from alliance portfolio diversity: The mediating role of R&D human capital in high and low tech industries

Drivers and Patterns of Supply Chain Collaboration in the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Case Study on SMEs in China

R&D contribution to sustainable product attributes development: The complementarity of human capital

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