Publication: Exploring public and private R&D partnership performance: A knowledge-based view of inter-organisational Alliances
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2007
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This paper proposes an examination of public and private Research and Development (R&D) relationships performance and factors that determine possible success (good performance) levels, especially within a learning and knowledge management context. We apply Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to arrive at relative efficiency scores, which serve as performance measures. The data set includes intersectoral R&D relationships supported by Spanish companies and Public Research Centres (PRC). We empirically investigate how R&D project and organisational characteristics influence R&D project performance. Our findings reveal that PRCs show more synergy with smaller organisations. Small organisations take better advantage of PRC expertise and resources. Likewise, we also show that integrated R&D projects achieve better results when they are not joined with other R&D projects or organisational functions.
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technology management, Knowledge management, inter-organisational alliances, Spain, organisational learning, research and development, research and development, R&D partnerships, private R&D, public research centres, data envelopment analysis, DEA, performance measures
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International Journal of Services and Operations Management. 2007, vol. 3, nº 4, p. 371-393