EUROPEAN COLLABORATION IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS STRATEGY AND PUBLIC POLICY; ED. BY YANNIS CALOGHIROU

The contributions collected in this volume focus explicitly on cooperative R & D in Europe. The first part of the book offers empirical evidence on the extent, scope and direction of this collaboration and explores the motives and problems of the participating firms, as well as the perceived benefits they have enjoyed. The second part deals with the difficult policy issues that diverse national R & D regimes create for successful cooperative research and international convergence. The extensive survey results of European firms allow the authors to compare collaborative research policies in various. Read more... Figures; Tables; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. General introduction; Introduction to Part I; 2. Research joint ventures: a survey of the theoretical literature; 3. Subsidized research joint ventures in Europe; 4. RJV formation by European firms: strategic considerations; 5. R & D cooperation: a case study analysis on subsidized European projects; 6. Determinants of RJV formation -- RJV returns; 7. RJVs in Europe: trends, performance, impacts; Introduction to Part II The last twenty years have witnessed a tremendous increase in industrial collaboration in research and development (R&D) both in Europe and the world at large. Firms have increasingly opted for collaboration in an effort to deal with the uncertainties that stem from rising research costs, rapid technological change and the development of a network economy. Governments have been quick to support this trend in order to promote competitiveness and, in the European context, to foster cohesion. The contributions collected in this volume focus explicitly on cooperative R&D in Europe. The first part of the book offers empirical evidence on the extent, scope and direction of this collaboration and explores the motives and problems of the participating firms, as well as the perceived benefits they have enjoyed. The second part deals with the difficult policy issues that diverse national R&D regimes create for successful cooperative research and international convergence. The extensive survey results of European firms allow the authors to compare collaborative research policies in various EU countries and contrast the policy design that has emerged in the EU with that of the USA.This book offers the most comprehensive account of collaborative industrial research in Europe and explores both the business strategies that have motivated it and the public policies that have promoted it. Academics, graduate students, government agencies and European institutions involved in science and technology policy and R&D management will find this volume to be invaluable. It will also be of great practical use to companies interested in forming strategic technical alliances. Contents......Page 5 Figures......Page 8 Tables......Page 10 List of contributors......Page 12 Foreword......Page 14 Acknowledgements......Page 16 Abbreviations......Page 18 1. General introduction......Page 24 Introduction to Part I......Page 38 2. Research joint ventures: a survey of the theoretical literature......Page 43 3. Subsidized research joint ventures in Europe......Page 59 4. RJV formation by European firms: strategic considerations......Page 90 5. R&D cooperation: a case study analysis on subsidized European projects......Page 127 6. Determinants of RJV formation – RJV returns......Page 144 7. RJVs in Europe: trends, performance, impacts......Page 158 Introduction to Part II......Page 174 8. European Union science and technology policy, RJV collaboration and competition policy......Page 177 9. United Kingdom public policies and collaboration in R&D......Page 209 10. Collaborative research and technology policy in France......Page 233 11. Italian policy regarding cooperative R&D......Page 253 12. Science and technology policy in Spain: 1980–20001......Page 279 13. US policy towards RJVs......Page 299 14. Policies for cooperative R&D......Page 318 15. Policy implications......Page 323 Index......Page 334

in 1998-2000, Seven Research Teams From Six European Countries Engaged In The Science And Technology Policies Towards Research Joint Ventures Project, Funded By A Body Of The European Commission. Their Findings Are Reported Here In 15 Studies On The Theory And Practice Of Collaboration In Research And Development, And On Relevant Policy. Among The Specific Topics Are Subsidized Research Joint Ventures, Strategic Considerations In Research Joint Venture Formation By European Firms, Determinants And Returns Of Ventures, Us Policy Towards Such Ventures, Policies For Cooperative Research And Development, And Policy Implications. Case Studies Are Also Presented On Policy In The European Union, Britain, France, Italy, And Spain. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

The contributions collected in this volume focus explicitly on cooperative R & D in Europe. The first part of the book offers empirical evidence on the extent, scope and direction of this collaboration and explores the motives and problems of the participating firms, as well as the perceived benefits they have enjoyed. The second part deals with the difficult policy issues that diverse national R & D regimes create for successful cooperative research and international convergence. The extensive survey results of European firms allow the authors to compare collaborative research policies in various EU countries and contrast the policy design that has emerged in the EU with that of the USA "This book offers a comprehensive account of collaborative industrial research in Europe and explores both the business strategies that have motivated it and the public policies that have promoted it. Academics, graduate students, government agencies and European institutions involved in science and technology policy and R & D management will find this volume to be valuable. It will also be of practical use to companies interested in forming strategic technical alliances."--Jacket