Information exchange and governance structures in US and Japanese R&D consortia:: Institutional and organizational influences

被引:12
作者
Aldrich, HE [1 ]
Bolton, MK
Baker, T
Sasaki, T
机构
[1] Univ N Carolina, Dept Sociol, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
[2] San Jose State Univ, Coll Business, San Jose, CA 95192 USA
[3] Kyoto Sangyo Univ, Dept Business Adm, Kyoto 603, Japan
关键词
governance structures; information exchange; interfirm cooperation; National Cooperative Research Act; R & D consortia; technology research associations; technology transfer;
D O I
10.1109/17.704249
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We examine institutional and organizational influences upon information exchange and governance structures within R&D consortia in the United States and Japan. We hypothesized that national differences in institutional environments would lead to less active governance and information-exchange activities within Japanese R&D consortia relative to their U.S, counterparts. At the consortium level, we expected that internal consortium diversity would increase information exchange and governance requirements, and that structures stabilizing relations between consortium members would reduce information-exchange and governance requirements. We tested these hypotheses on 39 U,S, and 54 Japanese multiform R&D consortia, involving, respectively, 1801 U,S, member organizations and 1647 Japanese member organizations. Controlling for organizational age, size, and strategic focus, we found that internal diversity and interorganizational relations are both associated with information-exchange and governance mechanisms. Our model has much greater explanatory power for the United States than for Japan.
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页码:263 / 275
页数:17
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