Global Dispersion of Innovative Activities - The Case of Finnish Multinationals

The authors provide new insights into how the internationalisation of R&D of these Finnish multinationals is also reflected in their innovative output as measured by patenting. The results indicate that inventor teams have grown in size over time, especially through the entry of U.S., German, Swedish and U.K. inventors.

Proximity and R&D Cooperation Between Firms: Location, R&D and Output in an Oligopoly with Spillovers

This paper aims at explaining how proximity between firms affects cooperation in R&D. For that purpose, it is proposed a three-stage game amongst three firms where each firm decides about location, R&D and output. Firms’ decision about location determines a R&D spillover, which is inversely related to the distance between firms.

Empirical Assessment of a Learning and Knowledge Management Typology for Research Joint Ventures

As innovation and technology management grow in complexity, the need for inter-organizational cooperation increases, according to the author. To further this understanding we introduce a typology to help categorize various collaborative efforts within a research joint venture environment.The typology is based on two dimensions the locus of the research joint venture knowledge and the knowledge management approach.