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In Search of Complementarity in Innovation Strategy: Internal R& D and External Knowledge Acquisition
Cassiman, Bruno; Veugelers, Reinhilde - In: Management Science 52 (2006) 1, pp. 68-82
existence of complementarity. We use our empirical methodology to analyze complementarity between innovation activities … external knowledge acquisition are complementary innovation activities, but that the degree of complementarity is sensitive to … research centers as an information source for the innovation process--as an important contextual variable affecting …
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CEO Characteristics and Firm R&D Spending
Vincent L. Barker , III; Mueller, George C. - In: Management Science 48 (2002) 6, pp. 782-801
Over the past fifteen years, a number of studies have examined the determinants of firm R&D spending. These studies, however, almost invariably focus on the role of firm or external ownership characteristics in predicting R&D spending while overlooking the attributes of the top managers involved...
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Evolutionary Trajectories in Petroleum Firm R&D
Helfat, Constance E. - In: Management Science 40 (1994) 12, pp. 1720-1747
Tacit knowledge and cumulative learning underlie an evolutionary theory of business firm development and strategy. As one test case of the theory, this study examines firms' applied research and development activities. Evolutionary theory suggests that firms within an industry will tend both to...
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The Speed and Cost of Industrial Innovation in Japan and the United States: External vs. Internal Technology
Mansfield, Edwin - In: Management Science 34 (1988) 10, pp. 1157-1168
innovation cost and time. Whereas the Japanese have substantial advantages in this regard in some industries (notably machinery … total innovation cost being devoted to tooling and manufacturing equipment and facilities, a smaller percentage being …
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What Makes Them Tick? Employee Motives and Firm Innovation
Sauermann, Henry; Cohen, Wesley M. - In: Management Science 56 (2010) 12, pp. 2134-2153
Economists studying innovation and technological change have made significant progress toward understanding firms …' profit incentives as drivers of innovation. However, innovative performance in firms should also depend heavily on the …
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Strategic Spillovers and Incentives for Research and Development
Harhoff, Dietmar - In: Management Science 42 (1996) 6, pp. 907-925
industry structure are determined endogenously. Weak appropriability conditions in the downstream industry enhance innovation …
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The Effect of Business Interdependencies on Product R&D-Intensive Business Performance
Horwitch, Mel; Thietart, Raymond A. - In: Management Science 33 (1987) 2, pp. 178-197
One of the major decisions that firms face regarding R&D-intensive businesses is a structural one: establishing the appropriate level of internal strategic interdependency within and among business units. The current discussion over the effectiveness of creating small, independent, and...
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50th Anniversary Article: Technological Innovation, Product Development, and Entrepreneurship in Management Science
Shane, Scott A.; Ulrich, Karl T. - In: Management Science 50 (2004) 2, pp. 133-144
This article is a review of work published in Management Science on the topics of technological innovation, product … addressed in Management Science in the area of innovation. Second, we hope that the article will be useful to sociologists of …
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Mobility, Skills, and the Michigan Non-Compete Experiment
Marx, Matt; Strumsky, Deborah; Fleming, Lee - In: Management Science 55 (2009) 6, pp. 875-889
Whereas a number of studies have considered the implications of employee mobility, comparatively little research has considered institutional factors governing the ability of employees to move from one firm to another. This paper explores a legal constraint on mobility--employee non-compete...
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Centralization vs. Decentralization in a Multi-Unit Organization: A Computational Model of a Retail Chain as a Multi-Agent Adaptive System
Chang, Myong-Hun; Harrington, Joseph E. - In: Management Science 46 (2000) 11, pp. 1427-1440
innovation at the store level. We find that greater decentralization enhances firm performance when stores' markets are …
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