INTER-ORGANISATIONAL TIME: THE EXAMPLE OF QUEBEC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Line Bonneau ()
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Line Bonneau: HEC Montreal, Department of Management, 3200 Chemin de la Côte Ste-Catherine, Montréal (QC), H3T 2A7, Canada

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2007, vol. 11, issue 01, 139-164

Abstract: This paper introduces the notion of inter-organisational time, a dominant temporal institution at the organisational field level, and an environmental dimension absent from the extant literature. I argue that concepts such as temporal institutions and entrainment can help explain persistent dynamics in an organisational field that pace innovative activities. I use Quebec's biopharmaceutical field to illustrate a shift in inter-organisational time since the technology bubble burst. I suggest that including inter-organisational time in future analyses of organisational fields may improve understanding of the strategic context of innovation.

Keywords: Biotechnology; entrainment; innovation; strategy; time (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1142/S1363919607001655

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