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The relevance of inter-personal and inter-organizational ties for interaction quality and outcomes of research collaborations in South Korea

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Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Diskussionsbeitrag No. 152
Publisher: 
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institut für Verkehrswissenschaft und Regionalpolitik, Freiburg i. Br.
Abstract: 
Informal social ties have long been recognized as relevant not only for interaction between individuals, but also for knowledge transfer and other important outcomes of business activities. This applies in particular to East Asian countries such as South Korea where informal networks are widely believed to be prevalent in economy and society. However, less is known about their role in interorganizational collaboration efforts, such as research collaborations. This research examines the relevance of interpersonal and interorganizational ties for interaction quality and outcomes of research collaborations in South Korea. Two types of research collaborations are studied: new product development (NPD) collaborations between companies and university-industry research collaborations (UICs). Interpersonal ties are found in a majority of both types of collaborations being studied. However, whereas interorganizational tie strength is strongly related to interaction quality and outcomes of research partnerships, interpersonal ties are not. Implications for research and for the management of interorganizational research collaborations are shown.
Subjects: 
social ties
research collaborations
interaction quality
knowledge acquisition
Korea
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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