文档介绍：Technovation 26 (2006) 483–488
ate/technovation
Product development ess through cooperation:
A study of entrepreneurial firms
Michael Dowlinga,*, Roland Helmb,1
aUniversity of Regensburg, Management of Innovation and Technology, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
bFriedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Marketing and Business Administration, 07743 Jena, Germany
Abstract
In this paper we examine the moderating affect of age on the relationship between cooperation and new product ess for entrepreneurial
firms in the high technology region in and round Jena in the former East Germany. Cooperative strategy has already been shown in a variety
of research settings to be an important strategic alternative for entrepreneurial firms to support growth strategies. We develop hypotheses that
such cooperative relationships will also lead to higher new product development ess; however, the type of essful cooperation will
vary with the age of the start-up firm. Younger firms are shown to be more essful when they cooperate with other firms, while older firms
will profit more from cooperation with research institutions. This study adds to a growing literature on the importance of cooperative strategy
for entrepreneurial firms.
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Keywords: Entrepreneurial firms; High technology regions; Cooperative strategy
1. Introduction Growth and firm performance from