Transaction costs and capabilities as determinants of the R&D boundaries of the firm: a case study of the ten largest pharmaceutical firms in Japan

Article Abstract:

The transaction-cost theory and the capability theory that explain the determinants of the R&D boundaries of the firm, based on the case study of pharmaceutical industry in Japan are presented. The extent of procured R&D utilized by firms for outside resources in its R&D process are also highlighted.

Japan, Pharmaceutical preparations, Pharmaceutical industry

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Cooperative R&D and the Canadian forest products industry

Article Abstract:

A case study of the forest products industry in Canada is used to investigate the antecedents of cooperative R&D and the organizational forms of cooperative R&D. An industry with market failures can correct it through gaining cooperation from the industry with potential R&D consortia.

Canada, LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS, Forest products, Forest products industry

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