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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2018-01-01

Journal: TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Included Journals: SSCI

Volume: 30

Issue: 8

Page Number: 921-934

ISSN: 0953-7325

Key Words: Proximity; recombination innovation; R&D collaboration; joint patenting

Abstract: Recombination innovation is a process of creatively combining different knowledge domains in an invention. Recombination innovation in R&D collaboration - joint recombination process, which is integration of the organisation's internal knowledge with the partner's new knowledge, serves as the stepping stone of the knowledge search in the technological space. This paper tries to illuminate how different dimensions of proximity of the collaborating partners affect the probability of the collaborative innovation to be recombination innovation. Our result shows that technological proximity has a negative effect on joint recombination innovation. Geographical proximity has an inverted U-shaped effect on joint recombination innovation. The positive effect of organisational proximity on joint recombination innovation is not supported.