Who explores further? Evidence on R&D outsourcing from the survey of research and development
Who explores further? Evidence on R&D outsourcing from the survey of research and development
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DOI：
10.1111/radm.12437
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发表时间：
2020
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影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Sho Yamaguchi;Ryuji Nitta;Y. Hara;H. Shimizu
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作者：
Sho Yamaguchi;Ryuji Nitta;Y. Hara;H. Shimizu
本研究基于资源观和知识观，使用1984-2012年的日本R&D企业年度调查数据，探讨企业R&D外包的决定因素。这项调查使我们能够衡量战略性研发外包，与那些更能降低成本的外包（如原型设计、测试和检查）隔离开来。研究结果证实了内部R&D与R&D外包在规模上的互补性。我们还发现，企业雇用更多的博士学位持有者和多元化的知识空间往往使更多的使用R&D外包。这项研究揭示了企业的吸收能力，与高阶R&D人力资本和多样化的知识空间，作为R&D外包的决定因素。
Building off the resource‐based view and the knowledge‐based view, our study aims to examine determinants of firms’ R&D outsourcing, using annually‐conducted firm‐level survey data of Japanese R&D companies from 1984–2012. This survey allows us to measure strategic R&D outsourcing, isolated from those more for cost‐reducing, such as prototyping, testing and inspecting. The results corroborate the argument of complementarity in scale between internal R&D and R&D outsourcing. We also find that firms employing more doctorate holders and diversifying in knowledge spaces tend to make more use of R&D outsourcing. This study sheds light on firms’ absorptive capacity, associated both with higher‐order R&D human capital and diversified knowledge spaces, as determinants of R&D outsourcing.