In light of the increasing importance of strategic alliances in shaping competition, this study
explored whether the social network of small firm executives can be leveraged to facilitate …

Research linking interorganizational networks to innovation has focused on spanning
structural boundaries as a means of knowledge recombination. Increasingly, firms also …

In settings where patents and intellectual property provide a strong regime of appropriability,
the race to be the first firm to patent a product or a process is a central feature of competition …

The positive effect of public research on industrial innovations is beyond controversy: public
research institutions produce knowledge that is subsequently transferred into product and …

In this article, we study the formation of network ties between firms along the life cycle of a
creative industry. We focus on three mechanisms that drive network formation:(i) network …

Complementing received research on the role of collaboration networks in fostering
interorganizational learning and innovation, the authors focus on the importance of learning …

Abstract T er W al ALJ Cluster emergence and network evolution: a longitudinal analysis of
the inventor network in Sophia-Antipolis, Regional Studies. It is increasingly acknowledged …

This study explores the impact of modern patent pools—inter-organizational collaborative
arrangements for promoting the adoption of technology standards—on the rate of follow-on …

We empirically examine the effects of industry consortia on the coordination of innovation
strategies of the members. Our analyses utilize membership data from 32 consortia in …

How did the diffusion of the Internet influence research collaborations within firms? We
examine the relationship between business use of basic Internet technology and the size …