Domestic and international innovation partnerships : do they matter for innovation outcomes of South African firms?


Autoria(s): Bakker, Rene; Oerlemans, Leon; Pretorius, Tinus
Data(s)

2008

Resumo

This paper studies the impact of the diversity of domestic and international innovation partnerships on the innovation outcomes of South African firms. A number of competing hypotheses are formulated and tested empirically using a sample of South African firms in manufacturing and services by applying Ordinary Least Squares regression analyses. Results show that having an innovation partnership, particularly an international partnership, is beneficial to innovation outcomes. However, it also emerges that too diverse a set of international partnerships is detrimental to innovation outcomes. The paper concludes with a discussion and a number of proposals for future research.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/47594/

Publicador

John Wiley & Sons

Relação

DOI:10.1111/j.1813-6982.2008.00202.x

Bakker, Rene, Oerlemans, Leon, & Pretorius, Tinus (2008) Domestic and international innovation partnerships : do they matter for innovation outcomes of South African firms? South African Journal of Economics, 76(3), pp. 518-536.

Fonte

Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship; QUT Business School; School of Management

Palavras-Chave #150307 Innovation and Technology Management #150308 International Business #Innovation #Networks #South Africa #Knowledge Transfer
Tipo

Journal Article