FORMATION PROCESSES OF R&D CONSORTIA: WHICH PATH TO TAKE? WHERE DOES IT LEAD?

摘要

Research into network formation generally takes one of two approaches. Either it examines the outcomes of vawriations in the context and motives of the formation without examining the dynamics of the process, or it identifies the sequence of activities during the formation but does not examine variations within the formation. In this paper we complement both approaches by examining variations within the formation proces and their consequences. We take an exploratory approach. Our analysis of survey data collected on the formation process of 53 R&D consortia reveals two distinct formation paths.