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R&D Collaboration And Nanotechnology — An Opportunity For Traditional Industries

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  • TUOMO NIKULAINEN

    (Etlatieto Ltd./ETLA (The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy), Lönnrotinkatu 4B, 00120 Helsinki, Finland)

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This paper focuses on assessing the modes of research and development (R&D) collaboration and technological lifecycles in the Finnish pulp and paper industry. This traditional manufacturing industry is currently undergoing changes due to market and technological developments. By discussing industrial and technological lifecycles, this paper aims to establish the extent to which these changes affect the R&D collaboration networks in the industry. The paper also provides insight regarding how the incumbents in this industry change their innovation activities in the face of a new science-based technology — nanotechnology — which is argued to have a significant impact on innovative activities in many traditional and high-tech industries. The results suggest that the Finnish pulp and paper industry is adapting to the changing innovation environment by increasing internal R&D investment and by extending and diversifying its R&D collaboration networks. The results also indicate that nanotechnology is seen as a potential new source of business for the pulp and paper industry but that investment will be required, particularly in absorptive capacity, to take advantage of these new technologies.

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  • Tuomo Nikulainen, 2012. "R&D Collaboration And Nanotechnology — An Opportunity For Traditional Industries," International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 9(03), pages 1-16.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijitmx:v:09:y:2012:i:03:n:s021987701250023x
    DOI: 10.1142/S021987701250023X
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    1. Palmberg, Christopher & Nikulainen, Tuomo, 2006. "Industrial Renewal and Growth through Nanotechnology ? - An Overview with Focus on Finland," Discussion Papers 1020, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy.
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    Keywords

    Industry life cycle; technology life cycle; R&D collaboration; nanotechnology; pulp and paper industry; L21; L73; O32; O33;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • L21 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Business Objectives of the Firm
    • L73 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction - - - Forest Products
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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