External Technology Supply and Client-Side Innovation

Christian Peukert ()

Chapter Chapter 10 in Technology Transfer in a Global Economy, 2012, pp 161-184 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Flexibility in response to competitive pressure from globalized markets and increasingly individualized costumer desires has become vital for firms. A common strategy to address this challenge is to employ a dynamic concept of organization and reach beyond the boundaries of the firm. Accordingly, technology transfer from providers of knowledge-intensive business services attracts more and more attention. In this context, we focus on external supply of information technology and client-side innovation. The aim of this chapter is to contribute to resolving an empirical puzzle arising from the prior literature. Some authors find beneficial effects of IT outsourcing, others underline that firms often fail to achieve expected strategic goals. Our stylized theoretical model combines a knowledge production function framework and transaction cost economics. We hypothesize that the right balance between internal and external knowledge is critical for innovation. The empirical application is German firm-level data covering a wide range of industries, 2003–2006. Our results largely support the theoretical arguments and suggest a positive linear relationship between the level of outsourcing and process innovation. For product innovation, we find a hump shape.

Keywords: Information Technology; Process Innovation; Product Innovation; External Knowledge; Transaction Cost Economic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6102-9_10

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