Networks, Alliances and Partnerships in the Innovation Process

311 Pages·2002·24.25 MB·English

by  John de la Mothe

Networks, Alliances and Partnerships in the
Innovation Process
Economics ofScience, Technology and Innovation
VOLUME28
Series Editors
Cristiano Antonelli, UniversityofTorino, Italy
BoCarlsson, Case Western Reserve University, US.A.
EditorialBoard:
Steven Klepper, Carnegie Mel/on University, US.A.
Richard Langlois, UniversityofConnecticut, US.A.
lS. Metcalfe, UniversityofManchester, UK.
DavidMowery, University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, US.A.
Pascal Petit,CEPREMAP, France
Luc Soete, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Thetitlespublishedinthisseriesarelistedattheendofthisvolume.
Economics ofScience, Technology and Innovation
N etworks, Alliances and Partnerships in the
Innovation Process
Edited by
JOHN DE LA MOTHE
PRIME, University of Ottawa
and
ALBERT N. LINK
Department ofE conomics, University ofN orth Carolina at
Greensboro
SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, LLC
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
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from the Library of Congress.
NETWORKS, ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS IN
THE INNOV AT ION PROCESS
John de la Mothe and Albert N. Link (eds.)
ISBN 978-1-4613-5417-8 ISBN 978-1-4615-1151-9 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4615-1151-9
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Originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 2002
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CONTENTS
Contributors IX
Acknowledgements XI
Preface XIII
PART I: INTRODUCTION AND FRAMEWORKS
1. Introduction 3
JOHNDELAMOTHEAND ALBERTN. LINK
2. Private-Sectorand Public Sector Strategies to
Encourage Technological Alliances 7
ALBERTN. LINK
3. Collaborative Innovation:
Rationale, Indicators and Significance 29
W. EDWARD STEINMUELLER
PARTII: MEASUREMENT
4. An Analysis ofPatterns ofCollaboration in Canadian
Manufacturing and Biotechnology Firms 47
FRANCES ANDERSON,CHUCKMcNIVEN AND
ANTOINEROSE
5. In-House Versus Ex-House:
The Sourcing ofKnowledge for Innovation 67
ANTHONYARUNDELANDCATALINABORDOY
vi
PART III: PRACTICE
6. Innovation Through Linkages and Networks at the
National Research Council:
Measuring the Output 91
JACQUESLYREITE
7. R&D Alliances and Networks Indicators at the
Division ofScience Resources Statistics,
National Science Foundation 119
FRANCISCOMORIS AND JOHN JANKOWSKI
8. Implications ofthe Division ofKnowledge for
Innovation in Networks 135
PAULQUINTAS
PARTIV: IMPACTS
9. Organizational Requirements for the Innovation of
Complex Technologies 165
DONE. KASH, ROBINN. AUGERANDNING LI
10. Complex Systems and Collective Adoption:
The Role ofNetworks and Partnerships as an
Endogenous Mechanism to Reduce Dynamic
Transaction Costs in the Context ofSystemic
Innovations 191
DOMINIQUEFORAY
11. Industry Life-Cycle, Knowledge Generation and
Technological Networks 199
LIONELNESTA AND VINCENTMANGEMATIN
12. Networks in the Knowledge Economy Restructuring
Value Chains:
Impacts ofthe Internet 221
GRAHAM VICKERY
vii
13. Toward the Capture ofInnovation Potentiality in
Social Environments 241
SUSANA. MCDANIEL
14. PolicyNetworks in Adaptive Innovation Systems 251
JOHN DELAMOTHE
PART IV: CONCLUSION
15. Conclusion 265
JOHN DELAMOTHEAND ALBERTN. LINK
Notes 267
Bibliography 277
Index 307
CONTRIBUTORS
FrancesAnderson, SIEID, StatisticsCanada.
Anthony Arundel, MERIT, UniversityofMaastricht.
Robin N. Auger, Centrefor ScienceandTechnologyPolicy, School ofPublic
Policy, George Mason University.
CatalinaBordoy,MERIT, UniversityofMaastricht.
John de laMothe,PRIME, School ofManagement, UniversityofOttawa.
DominiqueForay,CERI, OECD, Paris.
John Jankowski, Research& DevelopmentStatistics Program,
TheNational ScienceFoundation.
Don E. Kash, Centre for Science andTechnologyPolicy, School ofPublic
Policy, GeorgeMasonUniversity.
Ning Li,Centre for Science andTechnologyPolicy, School ofPublicPolicy,
GeorgeMasonUniversity.
AlbertN. Link,DepartmentofEconomics,UniversityofNorthCarolinaat
Greensboro.
Jacques Lyrette,TechnologyandIndustrySupport,National Research
Council ofCanada.
VincentMangematin,INRA, UniversitePierreMendes-France.
Susan McDaniel, DepartmentofSociology,UniversityofAlberta.
ChuckMcNiven, SIEID, StatisticsCanada.
FranciscoMoris, Research& DevelopmentStatisticsProgram,
TheNational ScienceFoundation.
Lionel Nesta, INRA, UniversitePierreMendes-France.
PaulQuintas,The BusinessSchool,TheOpenUniversity.
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Antoine Rose, SIEID, StatisticsCanada.
W. Edward Steinmueller,SPRU,UniversityofSussex.
Graham Vickery, Information, ComputerandCommunications Policy
Division, Directorate for Science,Technologyand Industry(DSTI), OECD.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thisvolume is oneoutcome ofa fifth StatisticsCanada/ PRIMEjoint
research workshop that was held inOttawaCanada during March 2002 on the
general theme of Networks, Alliances and Partnerships in the Innovation
Process. This five year project began in March 1997 and resulted in the 1998
book, also published by Kluwer in this series, that we co-edited on Local and
Regional Systems of Innovation. Subsequent volumes have focused on
Information, Innovation and Impacts (1999), The Economic and Social
Dynamics of Biotechnology (2000), and Knowledge Management in the
InnovationProcess (2001).
In bringing this final volume in this phase of the Innovation
Dynamics Project together, from the idea and the workshop to this book, we
wouldverymuchliketothank:
• Dr. FredGaultofStatisticsCanadafor supportingtheprojectandfor
collaboratingwithus initsdevelopmentanddelivery;
• theNational ScienceFoundation- particularlyLyndaCarlson- for
its sponsorship;
• several studentsfrom PRIME for theirhelpin making the meetinga
reality, particularlyTylerChamberlinandJenniferGarrett;
• TomRandall ofKluwer for once again guidingandencouragingthis
projectsokindly;
• LouiseEarl ofStatisticsCanadafor significantlogistical andeditorial
support;
• BoCarlsonandChristianoAntonelli for againinvitingthis bookinto
theirfine series; and
• to eachofthe contributors- boththose who wereatthe workshopand
those whoare representedin this volume- fortheirverystimulating
contributions.
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