Absorptive Capacity for RD: The Identification of Different Firm Profiles

被引:8
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作者
Rodriguez-Castellanos, Arturo [1 ]
Hagemeister, Markus [2 ]
Ranguelov, Stanislav [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Basque Country UPV EHU, Fac Econ, Dept Financial Econ 2, E-48015 Bilbao, Spain
[2] Commites, D-44357 Dortmund, Germany
[3] Univ Basque Country UPV EHU, E-48940 Leioa, Spain
关键词
RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS;
D O I
10.1080/09654311003791317
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Being competitive requires continuously performing product and process innovations nowadays. Because of this reason, the absorption of externally generated RD is increasingly important for companies. It is well known that companies differ regarding their aptitude for knowledge absorption. This paper aims at the identification of different firm profiles by means of the identification and valuation of drivers that support the absorption of external RD. For this, we have carried out an empirical work that is based on a random sample of companies located in the northern Spanish county of Biscay. We identify four company conglomerates according to their attitude to absorb externally generated RD.
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页码:1267 / 1283
页数:17
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