Love, James H. and Roper, Stephen. (2009) Organizing the innovation process : complementarities in innovation networking. Industry and Innovation, Vol.16 (No.3). pp. 273-290. ISSN 1366-2716

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Abstract

This paper contributes to the developing literature on complementarities in organizational design. We test for the existence of complementarities in the use of external networking between stages of the innovation process in a sample of UK and German manufacturing plants. Our evidence suggests some differences between the UK and Germany in terms of the optimal combination of innovation activities in which to implement external networking. Broadly, there is more evidence of complementarities in the case of Germany, with the exception of the product engineering stage. By contrast, the UK exhibits generally strong evidence of substitutability in external networking in different stages, except between the identification of new products and product design and development stages. These findings suggest that previous studies indicating strong complementarity between internal and external knowledge sources have provided only part of the picture of the strategic dilemmas facing firms.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Centre for Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Manufacturing industries -- Technological innovations -- Great Britain, Manufacturing industries -- Technological innovations -- Germany, New products -- Great Britain, New products -- Germany, Knowledge management
Journal or Publication Title:	Industry and Innovation
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1366-2716
Date:	June 2009
Volume:	Vol.16
Number:	No.3
Number of Pages:	18
Page Range:	pp. 273-290
Identification Number:	10.1080/13662710902923776
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Funder:	Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC)
Grant number:	RES-000-22-0813 (ESRC)
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/2319

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