The effects of licensing-in on innovative performance in different technological regimes

被引：35
作者：
Lee, Jong-Seon [1 ]
Park, Ji-Hoon [1 ]
Bae, Zong-Tae [1 ]
机构：
[1] Korea Adv Inst Sci & Technol, Coll Business, 85 Hoegi Ro, Seoul 02455, South Korea
来源：
RESEARCH POLICY | 2017年 / 46卷 / 02期
关键词：
Market for technology; Licensing; Technological regime; Innovative performance; Propensity score matching; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; FIRM SIZE; PROPENSITY SCORE; INTERFIRM COOPERATION; MARKET; KNOWLEDGE; SEARCH; IMPACT; IDEAS; PRODUCTIVITY;
D O I：
10.1016/j.respol.2016.12.002
中图分类号：
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号：
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要：
Technology licensing has become an important way to adopt external technology in the growing markets for technology. This study examines the effect of licensing-in on innovative performance and identifies the boundary conditions when this effect is greater in terms of technological regime. We employ the propensity score matching approach and compare the innovative performance between firms that engage in licensing-in and firms that do not to control for the endogeneity issue. Based on the empirical results from the Korean Innovation Survey, this study finds evidence that adopting external technology through licensing-in does not always enhance innovative performance. Additionally, the results show that the effectiveness of licensing-in varies with technological regimes. Adoptidg licensing-in practites improves innovative performance in industries with relatively (1) high levels of technological opportunities, (2) low levels of cumulativeness, and (3) high levels of appropriability. We also discuss the implications of these findings for research on the market for technology and licensing strategies. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：485 / 496
页数：12
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