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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Seiten (von - bis) | 3-14 |
| Seitenumfang | 12 |
| Fachzeitschrift | TECHNOVATION |
| Jahrgang | 86-87 |
| Frühes Online-Datum | 2 Apr. 2019 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - Aug. 2019 |
Abstract
Innovative latecomer firms are frequently examined for their international knowledge-seeking behavior and approaches towards fast technological learning. Within this line of research, however, little attention has been paid to latecomer firms' collaborative R&D with universities and research institutes (URI) in advanced economies. This paper examines the case of Huawei's collaborative R&D activities with German URI. It finds that in this latecomer case, the aims and the organization of collaboration differ markedly from the standard assumptions regarding university-industry collaboration with established firms: Huawei's collaborative R&D projects are aimed at fast and unidirectional technology absorption, involve a high degree of control and do not seek long-term personal interaction. The manifestation of these characteristics, however, changes over time. With these findings, this paper adds a new perspective to the literature on university-industry collaboration and to the literature on latecomer firms' knowledge-seeking behavior.
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- Ingenieurwesen (insg.)
- Allgemeiner Maschinenbau
- Betriebswirtschaft, Management und Rechnungswesen (insg.)
- Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement
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in: TECHNOVATION, Jahrgang 86-87, 08.2019, S. 3-14.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - A latecomer firm's R&D collaboration with advanced country universities and research institutes: The case of Huawei in Germany
AU - Liefner, Ingo
AU - Si, Yue fang
AU - Schaefer, Kerstin
N1 - Funding Information: This work was supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG: Li981/13-1 ), the Foundation German American Academic Relations ( T 260/25622/2014/kg ), the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 41401128 ), the Ministry of Education of China , Humanities and Social Sciences Research Projects ( 14YJC790098 ), and the Justus Liebig University Giessen .
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - Innovative latecomer firms are frequently examined for their international knowledge-seeking behavior and approaches towards fast technological learning. Within this line of research, however, little attention has been paid to latecomer firms' collaborative R&D with universities and research institutes (URI) in advanced economies. This paper examines the case of Huawei's collaborative R&D activities with German URI. It finds that in this latecomer case, the aims and the organization of collaboration differ markedly from the standard assumptions regarding university-industry collaboration with established firms: Huawei's collaborative R&D projects are aimed at fast and unidirectional technology absorption, involve a high degree of control and do not seek long-term personal interaction. The manifestation of these characteristics, however, changes over time. With these findings, this paper adds a new perspective to the literature on university-industry collaboration and to the literature on latecomer firms' knowledge-seeking behavior.
AB - Innovative latecomer firms are frequently examined for their international knowledge-seeking behavior and approaches towards fast technological learning. Within this line of research, however, little attention has been paid to latecomer firms' collaborative R&D with universities and research institutes (URI) in advanced economies. This paper examines the case of Huawei's collaborative R&D activities with German URI. It finds that in this latecomer case, the aims and the organization of collaboration differ markedly from the standard assumptions regarding university-industry collaboration with established firms: Huawei's collaborative R&D projects are aimed at fast and unidirectional technology absorption, involve a high degree of control and do not seek long-term personal interaction. The manifestation of these characteristics, however, changes over time. With these findings, this paper adds a new perspective to the literature on university-industry collaboration and to the literature on latecomer firms' knowledge-seeking behavior.
KW - Germany
KW - Huawei
KW - Latecomer firm
KW - Technology transfer
KW - University industry collaboration
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U2 - 10.1016/j.technovation.2019.03.002
DO - 10.1016/j.technovation.2019.03.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85063671833
VL - 86-87
SP - 3
EP - 14
JO - TECHNOVATION
JF - TECHNOVATION
SN - 0166-4972
ER -