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Author: | Rosenkopf, L. Almeida, P. |
Title: | Overcoming local search through alliances and mobility |
Journal: | Management Science
2003 : JUN, VOL. 49:6, p. 751-766 |
Index terms: | Alliances Knowledge Mobility Patents Semiconductor industry |
Freeterms: | Localization |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | How can companies reach beyond their existing contexts in their search for new knowledge? This paper suggests that two mechanisms - alliances and the mobility of inventors - can serve as bridges to distant contexts and, thus, enable companies to overcome the constraints of contextually localized search. Through the analysis of patent citation patterns in the semiconductor industry, the authors demonstrate both the geographic and technological localization of knowledge. Then they explore if the formation of alliances and mobility of active inventors facilitate interfirm knowledge flows across contexts. |
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