In order to assess further the role of networks, we also run a separate analysis in which we measure the impact of collaborating with different types of partners, by re-specifying Partners according to the type of partner(s) with whom firms collaborate, rather than the geographical location of these partners.
It has two types of partners: general partners and limited partners the shareholders.
We find that firms that excel in diversification of external activities (in terms of different types of partners) perform best.
Familiarity "From a social point of view, people will go for the same types of partners throughout their lives.
This research contributes to existing literature by examining how absorptive capacity affects the relationships between different types of partners and product innovation performance.
For instance, people who interacted with eight different types of partners were only more innovative if they allocated half of their time outside the organization.
Although different organizational units are responsible for different types of partners, we manage all partner information and communications through one central database.
Third, internal R&D investment contingently impacts the different types of partners on innovation performance: by collaborating with different types of partners, firms with more internal R&D investment gain higher innovation returns than firms with fewer internal R&D activities.
"I've had all different types of partners; guys who hit the ball for miles, guys who are short, guys who are pretty mellow, guys who are pretty volatile.
Roll Back Malaria is a global framework to implement coordinated action against malaria and brings together many different types of partners – including foundations, NGOs, bilateral and multilateral development agencies, academic institutions and the private sector.
In this paper we use a sample of Spanish innovative firms to identify the determinants of R&D cooperation agreements between five types of partners: firms that belong to the same group; customers and suppliers; competitors; universities; public research centres.
