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| Author: | Matt, M. Wolff, S. |
| Title: | Incentives, coordination and learning in government-sponsored vs. spontaneous inter-firm research cooperation |
| Journal: | International Journal of Technology Management
2004 : VOL. 27:8, p. 694-711 |
| Index terms: | alliances co-operation incentives learning R&D subsidies |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper identifies two types of inter-firm agreements from a micro-analytical perspective; publicly funded collaborations stimulated by research and development government programmes vs- spontaneous, privately funded joint research projects. Using a three-dimensional grid in terms of incentives, coordination and learning, it is argued that the two organisational modes show rather contrasted features: government-sponsored agreements genereally concern peripheral activities, submit to predefined coordination rules and favour exploratory, unilateral learning, while spontaneous alliances concentrate on more critical activities, create their own operating rules and may sometimes activate an interactive learning which generates valuable, collective, specific assets. |
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