Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/44456 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 11-003
Publisher: 
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim
Abstract: 
Inter-departmental innovation collaboration facilitates innovation performance. At the same time, it has been identified as source of increased coordination costs. Using organizational information processing theory, this paper builds and tests hypotheses on the costs and benefits of innovation-related collaboration within firms. Based on a sample of 433 German manufacturing firms we show inter-departmental innovation collaboration to increase process innovation performance, but also to produce costs in terms of project delay and project termination. These costs, however, do not affect innovation performance at the firm level. This finding suggests firms to be well able to balance the costs and benefits of interdepartmental collaboration across their innovation project portfolio. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.
Subjects: 
Inter-departmental innovation collaboration
innovation performance
project delay
project termination
JEL: 
O32
M54
O31
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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