Does Distance still Matter in Intra-European Partnerships?

Katia Angué (1, 2) , Ulrike Mayrhofer (3, 4)

1 GREDEG - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion
2 CEMOI - Centre d'Économie et de Management de l'Océan Indien
3 Euristik - Equipe de Recherche en management stratégique
4 Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan

The objective of this article is to evaluate the influence of several dimensions of distance on the choice of partners for R&D cooperation. The empirical study is based on a sample of 1.502 agreements signed by European firms operating in biotechnology. The results show that distance still matters in intra-European cooperation. In particular, administrative, geographic, economic and technological distance appears to play a key role, whereas cultural distance does not seem to influence the choice of partners.

Mots clés: Distance; Intra-European Cooperation; Partner Choice

Domaines: Gestion et management

Katia Angué, Ulrike Mayrhofer. Does Distance still Matter in Intra-European Partnerships?: An Analysis of R&D Cooperation in Biotechnology. European International Business Academy, Dec 2009, Valencia, Spain. pp.1-30. ⟨halshs-00445661⟩