Zusammenfassung
The aim of this research paper is to assess how SMEs’ internal research
capacities help them to exploit external scientific and technical
knowledge and to use networks of innovators. Our empirical analysis
draws upon case studies made of projects which were partly financed
by ANVAR, a French national agency responsible for the development
of innovation projects in industry. The results of this study are
three-fold. • Technological co-operation does not seem to increase
the chance of success of innovative projects. • R&D intensity does
not lead to discriminate between success and failure. • Internal
R&D capacities, such as a design office, enhance the firm’s ability
to co-operate and to carry its project to success.
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