Multinational Enterprise and Subsidiaries’ Absorptive Capacity and Global Knowledge Sourcing

Author(s):  
Constantina Kottaridi ◽  
Marina Papanastassiou ◽  
Christos N. Pitelis ◽  
Dimitrios D. Thomakos
2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-55
Author(s):  
Philipp Schulz

Zusammenfassung Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) sind stark auf externes Wissen angewiesen. Gleichzeitig weisen KMU einen geringen Strukturierungsgrad in der unternehmensinternen Forschung und Entwicklung (F&E) auf, wodurch der Zugriff auf externes Wissen auch über kooperative F&E hinaus erfolgen muss. Basierend auf Argumenten aus der ressourcenbasierten Sicht auf das Unternehmen (RBV) und aus der Forschung zu organisationaler Absorptionsfähigkeit wird argumentiert, dass KMU in verschiedenen Phasen des Innovationsprozesses von der Kooperation mit unternehmensexternen Partnern profitieren. Die aufgestellten Hypothesen werden anhand von Daten aus dem Mannheimer Innovation Panel (MIP) getestet. Der Datensatz umfasst 1.475 KMU. Der Einfluss von phasenspezifischer Kooperation auf den innovativen Umsatz geht weit über F&E hinaus und ist vom gewählten Partner abhängig. Abstract Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) strongly depend on external knowledge. At the same time, SMEs face several resource constraints. Especially the marginally structured internal research and development (R&D) function leads to knowledge sourcing beyond cooperative R&D. Using arguments from the Resource-Based View of the firm (RBV) and Absorptive Capacity (AC), this study hypothesizes on external collaboration and innovative sales taking partner- and stage-specificity into account. Data originates from the Mannheim Innovation Panel (MIP) comprising 1.475 SMEs Results suggest a broad impact of stage-specific collaboration on innovative sales, which depends on the type of partner.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (1) ◽  
pp. 12845
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Asakawa ◽  
YeonJin Park ◽  
Jaeyong Song ◽  
Sang Ji Kim

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (06) ◽  
pp. 1650053
Author(s):  
GEORGIOS BATSAKIS

This study investigates the relationship between the subsidiary’s external knowledge sourcing in the host network of operation and innovative performance, and the moderating role of (i) alternative sources of knowledge (those related to the internal and external home knowledge network) and (ii) Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) distance between the host and the home location of the Multinational Enterprise (MNE). Based on a dataset comprising 170 R&D subsidiaries (classified by 57 parent companies and 23 host countries) it is shown that a curvilinear (inverted U-shaped) relationship exists between external host knowledge sourcing and innovative performance. In terms of the moderating effects, the findings reveal that the influence of alternative sources of knowledge affects the aforementioned relationship in a negative way. Finally, a stronger IPR protection regime in the host location weakens, rather than strengthens the relationship between the external host knowledge sourcing and innovative performance.


2000 ◽  
pp. 453-480
Author(s):  
Roman Boutellier ◽  
Oliver Gassmann ◽  
Maximilian von Zedtwitz

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