Absorptive Capacity for R&D: The Identification of Different Firm Profiles

Being competitive requires continuously performing product and process innovations nowadays. Because of this reason, the absorption of externally generated R&D is increasingly important for companies. It is well known that companies differ regarding their aptitude for knowledge absorption. This...

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Published in:	European planning studies Vol. 18; no. 8; pp. 1267 - 1283
Main Authors:	Rodríguez-Castellanos, Arturo, Hagemeister, Markus, Ranguelov, Stanislav
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon Routledge 01-08-2010 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Basque Country Competitiveness Conglomerates Economic performance Firm theory Innovation Knowledge management R&D Research & development Research and development Spain Studies Technology transfer Spain
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Summary:	Being competitive requires continuously performing product and process innovations nowadays. Because of this reason, the absorption of externally generated R&D 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 R&D. 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 R&D.
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ISSN:	0965-4313 1469-5944
DOI:	10.1080/09654311003791317