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Innovation plays a pivotal role in economic development. The processes of innovation at firm and national levels have been the subject of much investigation and analysts have sought to clearly understand the innovation process. One very important aspect of the innovative process is how and why firms use alliances, collaborations and networks with external partners in the development of their innovative products and processes.
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Anderson, F., McNiven, C., Rose, A. (2002). An Analysis of Patterns of Collaboration in Canadian Manufacturing and Biotechnology Firms. In: de la Mothe, J., Link, A.N. (eds) Networks, Alliances and Partnerships in the Innovation Process. Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, vol 28. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1151-9_4
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