Dynamic Network Analysis of Inter-Firm RD Cooperation Based on Internet Information: A Case Study of Google

摘要

With the implementation of China's innovative national development strategy, R&D cooperation has become an important way to enhance technological innovation capability of enterprises. Inter-firm R&D cooperation promote enterprises to obtain complementary knowledge and ability, and has an important impact on technological innovation and development of enterprises. However, as a result of the variability of enterprise strategies and external environment, inter-firm R&D cooperation network presents the dynamic change. The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolutionary dynamics of inter-firm R&D cooperation network. This paper takes Google as a focal firm, using Internet information to construct R&D cooperation network. Then we use Dynamic Network Analysis to explore the characteristics of network structure including time, scale, pattern and technology. Firstly, clustering of partners with the same cooperative content in three different stages. Secondly, we try to take Standard Industrial Classification to conduct industrial division of cooperative enterprises. Thirdly, the establishment time of the cooperative enterprise is analyzed statistically. Finally, we summarize and analyze the overall evolutionary features of Google R&D cooperative network according to the research. The results suggest that Google R&D cooperation is based on its technological innovation advantages, the R&D cooperation between Google and Google partners enable both of them to take advantage of complementary capabilities, facilitate product development and technology integration for an enhanced market share. In addition, at the different stages of development of Google, the selection of cooperative enterprises is changing and it reflects there is a certain cooperation standard when Google initially chooses a partner.