1st Edition

Collaborative Research in the United States Policies and Institutions for Cooperation among Firms

By Albert N. Link Copyright 2020
132 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

130 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

130 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In order to understand collaborative research activity in the United States, it is important to understand the contextual environment in which firms pursue a collaborative research strategy. The U.S. environment for formal collaborative research was established through a number of policy initiatives promulgated in the 1980s in response to the widespread productivity slowdown throughout industry... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The U.S. Collaborative Research Environment  3. Sources of Data on U.S. Collaborative Research  4. Characteristics of Collaborating Partners  5. Demographics of Research Collaborators  6. Motivations for Forming the RJV  7. Performance of Research Collaborations  8. A Framework for Future Policy Initiatives

Biography

Albert N. Link is the Virginia Batte Phillips Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA