Influence of partner diversity on collaborative public R&D project outcomes: A study of application and commercialization of nanotechnologies in the Netherlands

Several studies have indicated the importance of public R&D in the transfer and commercialization of nanotechnology. So far, few have focused on university–industry interaction and collaboration performance. In this study, we investigate the impact of technological diversity and value chain comp...

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Published in:Technovation Vol. 32; no. 3-4; pp. 227 - 233
Main Authors: Raesfeld, Ariane von, Geurts, Peter, Jansen, Mark, Boshuizen, Johannes, Luttge, Regina
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2012
Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Application
Chains
Collaboration
Commercialization
Complementarity
Educational institutions
Foundations
Impact analysis
Industrial sector
Nanocomposites
Nanomaterials
Nanostructure
Nanotechnology
Netherlands
Project evaluation
Public R&D projects performance
R&D
Research & development
Research and development
Research projects
Studies
Technology
Technology transfer
University–industry relations
Value chain
Netherlands
Public R&D projects performance
University–industry relations
Nanotechnology
ISSN:0166-4972, 1879-2383
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Summary:Several studies have indicated the importance of public R&D in the transfer and commercialization of nanotechnology. So far, few have focused on university–industry interaction and collaboration performance. In this study, we investigate the impact of technological diversity and value chain complementarity of partners on public nanotechnology R&D projects' performance. We enriched a database on the commercial outcomes of technology research projects from the Dutch Technology Foundation STW. To test our hypotheses, we selected 169 nanotechnology research projects from the database, which started in a five-year period from 1998 until 2003. Project performance was measured five years after completion of the project. Technological diversity has a U-shaped effect on the projects' commercial performance. Findings show a strong positive impact of value chain complementarity of partners on both application development and commercial performance of the projects.. The framework introduced in this study allows an evaluation of the effects of technological diversity and value chain complementarity on application development and the commercial performance of public R&D projects.
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ISSN:0166-4972
1879-2383
DOI:10.1016/j.technovation.2011.12.001