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The contrasting effects of active and passive cooperation on innovation and productivity: Evidence from British local innovation networks
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posted on 2023-07-26, 14:05 authored by Emanuele Giovannetti, Claudio A. PigaThis paper studies the contrasting effects on innovations and productivity arising from active cooperation in innovation activities among competitors and from passive cooperation induced by these activities’ spillovers. A three-stage productivity function is estimated showing that firms’ innovations are supported by their active cooperation within their local innovation network of suppliers and customers and by passive cooperation through sectors’ spillovers. Contrary to this, active cooperation in innovation activities among competitors reduces their innovation rates and, indirectly, productivity. Hence, innovation policies and strategies aimed at restraining active cooperation among competitors, while encouraging it within a firm's local innovation network, may contribute to the system-wide introduction of process and product innovations and ultimately productivity.
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187Page range
102-112Publication title
International Journal of Production EconomicsISSN
0925-5273External DOI
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ElsevierFile version
- Published version
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- eng
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2017-04-11Legacy creation date
2017-04-11Legacy Faculty/School/Department
ARCHIVED Lord Ashcroft International Business School (until September 2018)Note
Highlights • Active cooperation within a local innovation network supports firms’ innovations. • Passive cooperation through sectors’ spillovers facilitates firms’ innovations. • Active cooperation among competitors reduces innovation rates and productivity. • Innovation policies should aim to restrain active cooperation among competitors. • Innovation policies need encouraging cooperation within local innovation networks.Usage metrics
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