Firms' R& D Cooperation Behavior in a Supply Chain

被引:172
作者
Ge, Zehui [1 ,2 ]
Hu, Qiying [3 ]
Xia, Yusen [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Shanghai Sci & Technol, Sch Business, Shanghai 200093, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Sci & Technol Beijing, Dongling Sch Econ & Management, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
[3] Fudan Univ, Sch Management, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China
[4] Georgia State Univ, Robinson Coll Business, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
基金
中国国家自然科学基金; 国家教育部博士点专项基金资助;
关键词
Supply chain; R&D cooperation behavior; cartelization; spillover; cooperation path; CHANNEL STRUCTURE; INNOVATION; COLLABORATION; PERFORMANCE; INCENTIVES; DRIVERS; CHOICE; SYSTEM;
D O I
10.1111/poms.12037
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
This study investigates firms' R&D cooperation behavior in a supply chain where two firms first cooperate in R&D investments and then decide the production quantity according to a wholesale price contract. By using a concept named contribution level that measures a firm's technological contribution to the R&D cooperation in the supply chain, we show that both firms can achieve win-win via cartelization only if their contribution levels are Pareto matched, i.e., when each firm's contribution level is comparable to its partner's. When spillovers are endogenized, we further establish that an increasing spillover always benefits both firms without any R&D cooperation, but only benefits the firm whose contribution level is relatively low when under R&D cartels. Finally, we show that the path of first increasing spillovers to be perfect and then forming a cartel has a higher chance of achieving the best mode in terms of profitability.
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页码:599 / 609
页数:11
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