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The impact of EC R&D programmes on corporate R&D practice in Europe: a knowledge‐base approach
Author(s) -
Kastrinos N.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
randd management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.253
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1467-9310
pISSN - 0033-6807
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9310.1995.tb00918.x
Subject(s) - additionality , argument (complex analysis) , process (computing) , knowledge base , business , base (topology) , european commission , industrial organization , economics , european union , computer science , public economics , chemistry , international trade , mathematics , biochemistry , mathematical analysis , world wide web , operating system
This paper examines the role of additionality in the impact of EC R&D pro‐grammes on firms. It comes from a study of the Impact of the EC Framework Pro‐gramme on European Industry, which was sponsored by the Support Programme for Evaluation Activities in Research (SPEAR) of the EC. The argument is that there is an interaction between ie use of additional R&D resources, the organization of the R&D process, and the exploitation of R&D results. The analysis of the R&D process takes place within a framework based on the concept of the knowledge‐base of the firm. A number of case studies are discussed and conclusions are drawn as to the impact of the EC Framework Pro‐gramme on European firms.