1. Technological outsourcing and product diversification: do markets for technology affect firms' strategies?
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Cesaroni, Fabrizio
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Outsourcing ,Diversification in industry ,Outsourcing ,Business ,Business, general ,Social sciences - Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2004.08.003 Byline: Fabrizio Cesaroni Keywords: Market for technology; Technological outsourcing; Technology transfer; Product diversification; Chemical industry Abstract: This paper analyses how the existence of competitive technology markets affects firms' technology sourcing decisions, and their propensity to enter into new product markets. While the division of innovative labour has received increasing attention within the economic literature, this paper focuses on its managerial implications. By means of a specialised database, we assess how patterns of technology trade influence firms' technology and diversification strategies in the chemical industry. We find that, the larger the market for technology, the stronger the advantages to substitute internal R&D with outsourcing, and to increase the degree of product diversification. Author Affiliation: Laboratory of Economics and Management, St. Anna School of Advanced Studies, Piazza Martiri della Liberta 33, Pisa 56127, Italy Article History: Received 2 July 2003; Revised 27 July 2004; Accepted 4 August 2004
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- 2004