| ID | 164526 |
| Title Proper | Defense Firms Adapting to Major Changes in the French R&D Funding System |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Belin, Jean |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The structural changes inside the French innovation system have impacted the role of defense firms since the late 1980s. Major changes have affected the defense budget and public R&D funding system in particular. The aim of this article is to understand French defense firms’ repositioning within the National Innovation System (NIS) based on an analysis of their R&D behavior over a long period of time (1987–2010). We show that French defense firms remain major players in the NIS and faced up to these major changes by adapting the funding of their R&D and their research priorities and rolling out new innovation capabilities. Additionally, they developed new innovation models to take advantage of new collaborative partnerships developed for civil and military markets. |
| `In' analytical Note |
Defence and Peace Economics Vol. 30, No.2; Mar 2019: p.142-158 |
| Journal Source | Defence and Peace Economics Vol: 30 No 2 |
| Key Words | R&D ; Defense Firms ; System of Innovation |