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Synergizing independent and cooperative R&D activities: the effects of organisational slack and absorptive capacity
Authors:Hairong Wang  Wenhong Zhang
Affiliation:1. Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;2. School of Business, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
Abstract:Firms undertaking independent and cooperative research and development (R&D) activities simultaneously often have difficulties to realise their synergistic effects. This study contends that such difficulties are caused by tensions between two types of R&D activities in terms of resource competition and knowledge leakage. Moreover, organisational slack and absorptive capacity may affect these tensions and thereby play important role in synergizing independent and cooperative R&D activities. Based on a survey data of 286 firms, this study finds that such two types of R&D activities jointly have a negative impact on firm performance. Furthermore, organisational slack aids in synergizing them, while absorptive capacity has an adverse impact. These findings enrich our knowledge on the interrelation of independent and cooperative R&D activities and shed light on how firms can synergize them.
Keywords:Independent R&  D activity  cooperative R&  D activity  organisational slack  absorptive capacity
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