International and domestic R&D coopetition: the influence of information redundancy on innovation performance Articles uri icon

publication date

  • November 2024

start page

  • 1324

end page

  • 1349

issue

  • 10

volume

  • 31

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1366-2716

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1469-8390

abstract

  • We delve into the heterogeneity of R&D coopetition to understand when this complex relationship contributes to innovation. To do this, we examine two dimensions: (i) geographic location of the competitor - in the home-country or abroad; and (ii) prior knowledge acquired from competitors that leads to the theoretical concept of 'information redundancy.' We analyse how these dimensions result in innovations with different levels of novelty (new-to-the-market and new-to-the-firm). Using a large panel data of firms (2004-2016), we find that international R&D coopetition exerts a higher positive effect on new-to-the-market innovations than does domestic R&D coopetition. In contrast, the positive impact of domestic R&D coopetition is higher on new-to-the-firm innovations. For its part, prior knowledge from competitors weakens the relations between R&D coopetition and innovation performance, thus revealing the importance of information redundancy in bettering our understanding of the innovation results of R&D coopetition.

subjects

  • Aeronautics
  • Economics
  • Mechanical Engineering

keywords

  • coopetition; geographic location; prior knowledge from competitors; information redundancy; innovation; sales of innovative products