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Internal and external sources of technology : the impact of the sourcing balance on the transformative- and innovative capacity of a company
KORDES, C. (2016) Internal and external sources of technology : the impact of the sourcing balance on the transformative- and innovative capacity of a company.
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| Abstract: | The present paper investigates how the sourcing balance impacts the two R&D capabilities ‘transformative capacity’ and ‘innovative capacity’. Based on previ-ous examples of companies, in which the sourcing policy affected either one of the capacities, this paper proposes the sourcing balance as a tool to increase those two R&D capabilities. This study provides additional theoretical background on the effects of transformative capacity and innovative capacity and why a company is advised to achieve high performance in both activities. The relationship between the sourcing balance and the two constructs was expected to be positive. The find-ings, however, found no evidence that the sourcing balance has an effect on either transformative capacity or innovative capacity. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | International Business Administration BSc (50952) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/70152 |
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