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Knowledge spillovers in the supply chain: Evidence from the High Tech Sectors

Isaksson, Olov  
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Simeth, Markus  
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Seifert, Ralf  
2016
Research Policy

In addition to internal R&D, external knowledge is widely considered as an essential lever for innovative performance. This paper analyzes knowledge spillovers in supply chain networks. Specifically, we investigate how supplier innovation is impacted by buyer innovation. Financial accounting data is combined with supply chain relationship data and patent data for U.S. firms in high tech industries. Our econometric analysis shows that buyer innovation has a positive and significant impact on supplier innovation. We find that the duration of the buyer-supplier relationship positively moderates this effect, but that the technological proximity between the two firms does not have a significant effect on spillovers.

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research article
DOI
10.1016/j.respol.2015.12.007
Web of Science ID

WOS:000370101900009

Author(s)
Isaksson, Olov  
Simeth, Markus  
Seifert, Ralf  
Date Issued

2016

Publisher

Elsevier

Published in
Research Policy
Volume

45

Issue

3

Start page

699

End page

706

Subjects

Knowledge spillovers

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Innovation

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Supply chain relationships

Editorial or Peer reviewed

NON-REVIEWED

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EPFL

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CEMI  
TOM  
Available on Infoscience
February 5, 2015
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