In this paper, we address the question of 'Why do firms publish scientific papers?'. Research
examining the competitive advantages that firms accrue from investment in R&D has …

Existing literature on research and development (R&D) alliances focuses on formation
motives and performance impacts of these alliances but hardly on diversity of the partners' …

This paper examines the link between a firm's absorptive capacity-building activities and the
search process for innovation. We propose that the enhanced access to university research …

A growing body of research views industrial and academic science as characterized by
conflicting institutional logics. However, other scholars have long claimed that stark …

To what extent do firms go abroad to access technology available in other locations? This
paper examines whether and when state technical capabilities attract foreign investment in …

We examine the consequences of alliance portfolio configuration by focusing on
contingencies that affect the impact of alliance portfolio size on innovation and financial …

Entrepreneurial ventures are a key source of innovation. Nowadays, ventures are backed by
a wide array of investors whose complementary asset profiles differ significantly. We …

The Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 provided US universities with the right to commercialize
employees' inventions made while engaged in government-funded research. This paper …

We examine the influence of faculty patenting on the rate, quality, and content of public
research outputs in a panel dataset of 3,862 academic life scientists. Using inverse …

Empirical evidence on the effectiveness of R&D subsidies to firms has produced mixed
results so far. One possible explanation is that firms and project selection rules may be quite …