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External linkages and technological innovation: (some) topical issues

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  • Jose A.B. Assis

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In recent years, industrial collaboration has been defined in a very flexible way by a large number of researchers and scientists from various disciplinary areas. As a consequence, although widely studied, industrial cooperation still remains a very complex issue. To try to bring about a deeper comprehension of how external linkages can contribute to innovatory activity, this article concentrates on a detailed, although far from exhaustive, survey of the relevant literature on technological collaboration, centring on its growing importance, the main reasons leading to cooperation, its advantages and disadvantages, and the focus and forms of industrial collaboration. The role of trustful partnerships is also analysed, since they may turn out to be a crucial element of competitiveness, bearing in mind that trust encourages and reinforces effective inter-firm linkages.

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  • Jose A.B. Assis, 2003. "External linkages and technological innovation: (some) topical issues," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 3(1/2), pages 151-175.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijeima:v:3:y:2003:i:1/2:p:151-175
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