Hájek, Petr and Stejskal, Jan (2016) Knowledge spillover effects in German knowledge-intensive industries. In: Knowledge Management International Conference (KMICe) 2016, 29 – 30 August 2016, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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Abstract

It is widely assumed that firms collaborating in Research and Development (R&D) activities benefit from knowledge spillovers. However, there has been little discussion about the synergistic effects of knowledge spillovers and R&D collaboration.This paper examines the role of three types of knowledge spillovers, namely internal, market and institutional.R&D collaboration mediates the knowledge spillovers effects in the proposed structural equation models.This study demonstrates that German knowledge-intensive firms prefer internal knowledge transfer and market R&D collaboration, respectively.The empirical evidence shows that these tools promote innovation performance. The highest effects are obtained for the combination of market knowledge spillovers (.043***) and market R&D collaboration (.066***). This research thus provides justification for this strategy.It also shows that public financial support represents an effective measure for establishing R&D collaboration based on knowledge spillovers generated in the communication within the firm, in the market and with public institutions.The support of market and institutional R&D collaboration seems to be particularly important.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	ISBN: 978-967-0910-19-2 Organized by: College of Arts and Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Knowledge spillover, knowledgeintensive industries, innovation, collaboration, Germany
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions:	School of Computing
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	24 Nov 2016 07:03
Last Modified:	24 Nov 2016 07:03
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/20051

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