Title
The R&D Outsourcing Decision: Environmental Factors and Strategic Considerations
Department/School
Management
Date of this version
2014
Document Type
Article
Keywords
R&D, outsourcing, innovation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219877014500023
Abstract
We develop a framework for understanding the direct and indirect influence of various strategic considerations and environmental factors on the project-level R&D outsourcing decision. We argue that environmental factors can act as shift parameters that increase or decrease the costs of outsourcing. We further posit that it is important to consider firm-level strategic considerations in addition to the project- and transaction-level characteristics that are typically the focus of an R&D outsourcing decision, which highlights the importance of integrating the information possessed by managers from different levels of the organization. Finally, we discuss several directions for future research in this increasingly important area of innovation and technology management.
Volume
11
Issue
2
Published in
International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management
Citation/Other Information
Pattit, J. M., Raj, S. P., & Wilemon, D. L. (2013). The R&D Outsourcing Decision: Environmental Factors and Strategic Considerations. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219877014500023