Inter-firm R&D networks in the global software industry: An overview of major trends and patterns

Myriam Cloodt, John Hagedoorn and Nadine Roijakkers

Business History, 2010, vol. 52, issue 1, 120-149

Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of some major historical trends in inter-firm R&D partnering in the international software industry during the period 1970-1999. Our research demonstrates an overall growth pattern of newly made R&D partnerships and reveals the important role played by leading firms. We also examine the emergence of various R&D networks in the software industry, indicating the change from sparse and disconnected inter-firm R&D networks to dense and well-connected networks since the second half of the 1980s.

Keywords: historical trends; R&D partnerships; networks; software industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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