The antecedents and innovation effects of domestic and offshore R&amp;D outsourcing: The contingent impact of cognitive distance and absorptive capacity

Olivier Bertrand; Michael J. Mol

doi:10.1002/smj.2034

journal article Nov 29, 2012

The antecedents and innovation effects of domestic and offshore R&D outsourcing: The contingent impact of cognitive distance and absorptive capacity

Olivier Bertrand Michael J. Mol

Strategic Management Journal Vol. 34 No. 6 pp. 751-760 · Wiley

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Abstract

This paper analyzes differences in the antecedents and performance consequences of domestic and offshore R&D outsourcing. Offshore outsourcing is characterized by larger cognitive distance. We find that absorptive capacity from internal R&D allows for more offshore outsourcing and that offshore outsourcing leads to more positive innovation outcomes, especially product innovation.

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Published: Nov 29, 2012
Vol/Issue: 34(6)
Pages: 751-760
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Authors

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Olivier Bertrand

SKEMA Business School, Sophia Antipolis, France, and Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg University St. Petersburg Russia

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Michael J. Mol

Warwick Business School University of Warwick Coventry United Kingdom

Cite This Article

Olivier Bertrand, Michael J. Mol (2012). The antecedents and innovation effects of domestic and offshore R&D outsourcing: The contingent impact of cognitive distance and absorptive capacity. Strategic Management Journal, 34(6), 751-760. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2034

The antecedents and innovation effects of domestic and offshore R&amp;D outsourcing: The contingent impact of cognitive distance and absorptive capacity

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