Week 5

Question 1

What are the two different types of alliances?

Answer 1

1. Collavorative ties: often bilateral and embedded in a greater network of relationships
2. Collaborative relationships: non-exclusive, thus not transitive

Question 2

What are examples of different contractual forms of alliances?

Answer 2

Question 3

What are some purposes of strategic alliances?

Answer 3

Question 4

What are the stages of the R&D network model?

Answer 4

Question 5

What are the possible collaboration networks in a 3 firm model?

Answer 5

Question 6

How is effort calculated in the R&D model? What does effort accomplish?

Answer 6

Question 7

How are the effective costs calculated in a R&D model?

Answer 7

Question 8

How is a payoff calculated in the R&D model?

Answer 8

Question 9

When is an R&D network stable?

Answer 9

Question 10

When is an R&D network efficient?

Answer 10

Question 11

How do we solve the R&D model game?

Answer 11

Following the idea of the subgame perfect equilibrium notion, we proceed from the last stage to the first stage.

Question 12

How to solve the third stage in the R&D model?

Answer 12

Question 13

How to solve the second stage in the R&D model (for a complete network)?

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Question 14

How to solve the second stage in the R&D model (for a star network)?

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Question 15

How to solve the second stage in the R&D for a partially connected network?

Answer 15

DEZE MOET NOG TOEGEVOEGD WORDEN

Question 16

How to solve the second stage in the R&D model for an empty network?

Answer 16

DEZE MOET NOG TOEGEVOEGD WORDEN

Question 17

What is the effect of 𝛽 on effor in the R&D model?

Answer 17

Question 18

What is the effect on profit from β in the R&D model?

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Question 19

When is a network stable in the R&D model?

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Question 20

What are the aggregrate profits for every β?

Answer 20

Question 21

Which network is efficient for every β?

Answer 21