Resource creation and partnership in R&D consortia |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Mannheim, Business School, L9 1–2, D-68161 Mannheim, Germany;2. InnovationLab GmbH, Speyerer Strasse 4, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany;3. InnovationFab, Luchthavenweg 10, 5602 LS, Eindhoven, The Netherlands;4. TEQNODE Limited, 282 Rue Saint Jacques, 75005 Paris, France;5. Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Sciences, Innovations, Société (LISIS), ESIEE, F 77454 Marne-La-Vallée, France;6. SPRU, School of Business, Management, and Economics, University of Sussex, Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH, United Kingdom;2. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (PCUPR), Ponce, Puerto Rico;1. Department of Health Management, Evaluation and Policy, University of Montreal, Institute of Public Health Research of University of Montreal (IRSPUM), P.O. Box 6128, Branch Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada;2. Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Canada;3. IRSPUM, University of Montreal, Canada |
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| Abstract: | In this article, we examine, through an analysis of characteristics specific to both the partner firm and the consortium, the process of creating new resources and competencies in research and development (R&D) consortia. As interfirm cooperation develops, issues concerning the role of competencies and specific resources become increasingly relevant. While theoretical work in this area has grown significantly, empirical analysis has been less systematic; we attempt here to fulfill the insufficiencies in empirical analysis. Since we are interested in how individual participating companies succeed in creating resources, our research is focused on the partner firm itself and not on the consortium as a whole. Our statistical analysis of 317 firms enables us to examine the different types of technological developments that can be achieved through EUREKA R&D consortia. We study the impact that partner characteristics and the choice of a consortium's organizational form can have on the types of resources created by a partner. Our findings, which detail the factors that affect the creation of competencies in R&D consortia, strongly support the resource-based theory of the firm. |
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