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Heterogeneity Of Firm Capabilities And Cooperative Research And Development: An Empirical Examination Of Motives

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  • MARIKO SAKAKIBARA

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This article proposes capability heterogeneity of R&D consortia participants as a condition to distinguish two competing motives for cooperative R&D: cost‐sharing vs. skill‐sharing. An analysis of 398 questionnaire responses from participants in Japanese government‐sponsored R&D consortia finds that the relative importance of the cost‐sharing motive in R&D consortia increases when participants’ capabilities are homogeneous or projects are large, while the relative importance of the skill‐sharing motive in R&D consortia increases with heterogeneous capabilities. The skill‐sharing motive is likely to increase a firm’s R&D spending, implying an additional consideration for management’s evaluation of cooperative R&D participation, as well as adding a new public policy implication of cooperative R&D. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Mariko Sakakibara, 1997. "Heterogeneity Of Firm Capabilities And Cooperative Research And Development: An Empirical Examination Of Motives," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 18(S1), pages 143-164, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:stratm:v:18:y:1997:i:s1:p:143-164
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(199707)18:1+3.0.CO;2-Y
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