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Technological convergence in the IT industry: the role of strategic technology alliances and technological competencies

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  • Duysters, Geert

    (Maastricht University)

  • Hagedoorn, John

    (Maastricht University)

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For some time now, the convergence of the telecommunications and computer industries into a single 'information and entertainment' industry has been predicted. The acquisitions that appeared to be bringing such a convergence about have not, however, proved particularly successful. The paper suggests that one factor behind the relatively low degree of convergence may be inertia. Following evolutionary and ecological theory, the paper argues that both external and internal inertial forces reduce the ability of firms to deal with changes in their technological cores. The paper concludes that technological convergence, although apparent on the technological and product/market level, does not seem to have affected the 'core' competencies of major IT companies.

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Paper provided by Maastricht University in its series Open Access publications from Maastricht University with number urn:nbn:nl:ui:27-4296.

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Date of creation: 1998
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Publication status: Published in International journal of the economics of business (1998) v.5, p.335-368
Handle: RePEc:ner:maastr:urn:nbn:nl:ui:27-4296

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  1. Duysters, Geert & Lemmens, Charmianne & Letterie, Wilko & Vanhaverbeke, Wim, 2008. "The Innovative Performance of Alliance Block Members: Evidence from the Microelectronics Industry," UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series 064, United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology.
  2. Pennings,Jacqueline & Kranenburg,Hans,van & Hagedoorn,John, 2005. "Past, Present and Future of the Telecommunications Industry," Research Memoranda 015, Maastricht : METEOR, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization.
  3. van Dijk, Theon & Duysters, Geert, 1998. "Passing the European Patent Office: evidence from the data-processing industry," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 27(9), pages 937-946, December.
  4. Bruce A. Heiman & Jack A. Nickerson, 2004. "Empirical evidence regarding the tension between knowledge sharing and knowledge expropriation in collaborations," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 25(6-7), pages 401-420.
  5. Kranenburg, Hans van & Hagedoorn, John, 2008. "Strategic focus of incumbents in the European telecommunications industry: The cases of BT, Deutsche Telekom and KPN," Open Access publications from Maastricht University urn:nbn:nl:ui:27-15246, Maastricht University.
  6. Bruno Van Pottelsberghe & Olivier Mortehan, 2006. "Collaborative agreements and R&D intensity," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/6203, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.

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