Technological Impact of R&amp;D Grants on Utility Models

Torres-Barreto, Martha Liliana; Méndez-Durón, Rebeca; Perlines, Felipe Hernández

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“…Intellectual capital outputs were measured using a set of six types of innovation and technology transfer results (Torres-Barreto et al, 2016;Guerrero et al, 2019aGuerrero et al, , 2019b. First, the number of new products obtained at the end of the project concerning the expected products indicated in the initial proposal (new products t n -t 0 ).…”

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Does policy enhance collaborative-opportunistic behaviours? Looking into the intellectual capital dynamics of subsidized industry–university partnerships

Guerrero

Herrera

Urbano

2021

JIC

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PurposeLittle is known about how subsidies enhance both collaborative and opportunistic behaviours within subsidized industry–university partnerships, and how partners' behaviours influence the intellectual capital dynamics within subsidized industry–university. Based on these theoretical foundations, this study expects to understand intellectual capital’s (IC's) contribution as a dynamic or systemic process (inputs?outputs?outcomes) within subsided university–industry partnerships. Especially to contribute to these ongoing academic debates, this paper analyses how collaborative and opportunistic behaviours within industry–university partnerships influence the intellectual capital dynamics (inputs, outputs and outcomes) of the subsidized projects.Design/methodology/approachBy combining two sources of information about 683 Mexican subsidized industry–university partnerships from 2009 to 2016, this study adopted the structural equation modelling (SEM) to analyse the effect of collaborative vs opportunistic behaviours in intellectual capital dynamics within subsidized projects.FindingsOur results show three tendencies about the bright/dark side of subsidies within the Mexican industry–university partnerships. The first tendency shows how collaborative behaviours positively influence intellectual capital dynamics within subsidized industry–university partnerships. The second tendency shows how opportunistic behaviours influence intellectual capital impacts (performance) and return to society (job creation). The third tendency shows how initial inputs of subsidized projects generate some expected socio-economic returns that pursued the subsidies (mediation effect of intellectual capital outputs).Research limitations/implicationsThis research has three limitations that provide a future research agenda. The main limitations were associated with our sources of information. The first limitation, we did not match subsidized partnerships (focus group) and non-subsidized partnerships (control group). A qualitative analysis should help understand the effect of subsidies on intellectual capital and partnerships' behaviours. The second limitation, our measures of collaborative/opportunistic behaviours as well as intellectual capital dynamics should be improved by balancing traditional and new metrics in future research. The third limitation is that in emerging economies, the quality of institutions could influence the submission/selection of subsidies and generate negative externalities. Future research should control by geographical dispersion and co-location of subsidies.Practical implicationsFor enterprise managers, this study offers insights into IC dynamics and behaviours within subsidized industry–university partnerships. The bright side of collaboration behaviours is related to IC's positive impacts on performance and socio-economic returns. The dark side is the IC appropriation behind opportunistic behaviours. Enterprise managers should recognize the relevance of IC management to capture value and reduce costs associated with opportunistic behaviours. For the university community, this study offers potential trends adopted by industry–university partnerships to reinforce universities' innovative transformation processes. Specifically, these trends are related to the legitimization of the university's role in society and contribution to regional development through industry–university partnerships' outcomes. Therefore, university managers should recognize the IC benefits/challenges behind industry–university partnerships.Social implicationsFor policymakers, the study indirectly shows the role of subsidies for generating/reinforcing intellectual capital outcomes within subsidized industry–university partnerships. The bright side allows evaluating the cost-benefit of this government intervention and the returns to priority industries. The dark side allows for understanding the need for implementing mechanisms to control opportunistic behaviours within subsidized partnerships. Accordingly, policymakers should understand the IC opportunity-costs related to industry–university partnerships for achieving the subsidies' aims.Originality/valueThis study contributes to three ongoing academic debates in innovation and management fields. The first debate about how intellectual capital dynamic is stimulated and transferred through the collaborative behaviour within industry–university partnerships in emerging economies. The second debate is about the “dark side” of partnerships stimulated by public programmes in emerging economies. The third debate is about the effectiveness of subsidies on intellectual capital activities/outcomes.

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Does policy enhance collaborative-opportunistic behaviours? Looking into the intellectual capital dynamics of subsidized industry–university partnerships

Guerrero

Herrera

Urbano

2021

JIC

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“…In industries with fast‐changing technologies, strategic alliances are primary in product innovation (Visnjic et al, ), value creation and competitive advantage (Gomes et al, ; Torres‐Barreto et al, ). Collaborative product innovation strategies and R&D cross‐fertilisation (Faems et al, ; Cloodt et al, ; Colombo and Rabbiosi, ) enable firms to modify or develop new products to meet continuously changing customer needs and preferences (Utterback and Abernathy, ; Krzeminska and Eckert, ).…”

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Product–service innovation and performance: the role of collaborative partnerships and R&D intensity

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Treating the intersection of the strategic partnerships, R&D intensity and servitisation literatures, this study explores empirically whether external collaborative service development and provision and industrial R&D intensity help to unpack the complex relation between product–service innovation (servitisation) and performance. We argue that manufacturing firms implementing services benefit from strategic partnerships with Knowledge‐Intensive Business Service (KIBS) firms. KIBS partnering provides opportunities for downsizing, externalising risks and sharing knowledge. Additionally, manufacturers in R&D‐intensive industries are more likely to benefit from implementing service provision than firms in other sectors because of industry dynamics and reduced customer uncertainty. The study surveys executives in 370 large manufacturers worldwide. Results reinforce the importance of concentric strategic partnerships to successful product–service innovation in high R&D industries.

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“…They do not come spontaneously; these are routines that are developed from the interaction between the resources and the companies [18], [23], [27], [28]. As a result, capabilities are considered a source for competitive advantage, since not all companies can have and adopt them in the same way and under the same conditions since it is not possible to buy them in the market as any resource, they are created and developed within the organization, this makes them unique, difficult to imitate, transfer and duplicate [29]. Several experts agree that the capabilities are different constructs integrated in the companies to generate competitive development, there is a set of skills and knowledge of a company to deploy a team of resources working and interacting together achieving a desired end [1], [12], [18].…”

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Can resources act as capabilities foundations? A bibliometric analysis

Melgarejo

Barreto

2018

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Este artículo puede compartirse bajo la licencia CC BY-ND 4.0 y se referencia usando el siguiente formato: M. Álvarez-Melgarejo; M. Torres-Barreto, "Can resources act as capabilities foundations? A bibliometric analysis," Rev. AbstractThe objective of this article is to record the trends of study regarding the relationships between resources and capabilities, through a review of the literature of its definitions and typologies from 1984-2016, followed by a bibliometric analysis during the period 2001-2016. For this analysis, we used records of the Web of Science. The analysis includes indicators of annual productivity, by countries and authors, most productive magazines and most cited articles. A low productivity was identified, 2010 being the year with the largest number of articles published. The United States leads in number of articles related to the topic. The most cited articles were published in 2003 and the most productive authors have 3 publications each. Thus, important academic gaps are evident, which is why future study paths are suggested. ResumenEl objetivo de este artículo es registrar las tendencias de estudio sobre las relaciones entre los recursos y las capacidades, a través de una revisión de la literatura de sus definiciones y tipologías desde 1984 hasta 2016, seguido de un análisis bibliométrico durante el período 2001-2016. Para este análisis, usamos registros de la Web of Science. El análisis incluye indicadores de productividad anual, por países y autores, revistas más productivas y artículos más citados. Se identificó una baja productividad, 2010 el año con la mayor cantidad de artículos publicados. Estados Unidos lidera en número de artículos relacionados con el tema. Los artículos más citados se publicaron en 2003 y los autores más productivos tienen 3 publicaciones cada uno. Por lo tanto, las brechas académicas importantes son evidentes, por lo que se sugieren caminos de estudio futuros.

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Technological Impact of R&D Grants on Utility Models

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

Does policy enhance collaborative-opportunistic behaviours? Looking into the intellectual capital dynamics of subsidized industry–university partnerships

Does policy enhance collaborative-opportunistic behaviours? Looking into the intellectual capital dynamics of subsidized industry–university partnerships

Product–service innovation and performance: the role of collaborative partnerships and R&D intensity

Can resources act as capabilities foundations? A bibliometric analysis

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