Internalization of R&D outsourcing: An empirical study

Sang Yun Han and Sung Joo Bae

International Journal of Production Economics, 2014, vol. 150, issue C, 58-73

Abstract: From the absorptive capacity perspective, this study investigates the extent to which a firm that uses external knowledge attained through R&D outsourcing can increase its performance, and how this effect is moderated by a firm's absorptive capacity via internal R&D efforts and organizational composition of the firm's R&D division. More specifically, we use R&D intensity, a traditional measure of absorptive capacity, and five variables of organizational composition to measure their moderating effect between R&D outsourcing effort and the firm's resulting performance.

Keywords: R&D outsourcing; Knowledge transfer; Organizational composition; Absorptive capacity; Internalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.12.001

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