NIST GCR 06-889 - Findings from the Advanced Technology Program's Survey of Joint Ventures
3. ATP-supported Joint Venture Projects Represent New R&D Directions for Companies and Industries
The Advanced Technology Program (ATP) funds high-risk, innovative research projects that will foster new R&D directions for companies as well as industries. The Survey of ATP Joint Ventures explores the extent to which respondents perceive their joint venture projects as representing new R&D directions for their companies and their industries.
Survey Questions |
- To what extent would you say your Joint Venture project represented a new R&D direction for your company?
- To what extent would you say your Joint Venture project represented a new R&D direction for your industry or technology field?
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Note: Only statistically significant results are reported in this publication.
The majority of respondents reported that the joint venture project represented a new direction for their company and industry.
- More than three-quarters of respondents indicated that their ATP joint venture project represents a new R&D direction for both their company and respective industries to a moderate or large extent (see Figure 3.1)
Figure 3.1 - Percent of respondents who indicated that the joint venture project represents a new R&D direction for their company and industry |
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The smallest joint ventures were more likely than the largest joint ventures to report that their projects represented a new R&D direction for both their companies and their industries1 (see Table 3.1)
- Respondents representing joint ventures with 2 partners were more likely than those
representing joint ventures with 11 or more partners to view their projects as a new R&D
direction for their companies.
- Respondents representing joint ventures with 2 partners were more likely than those
representing joint ventures with 11 or more partners to view their projects as a new R&D
direction for their companies
Table 3.1 - Percent of respondents who indicated that their ATP-funded projects represented a new R&D direction for their companies and industries |
| Number of Joint Venture Partners |
Percent of respondents who indicated
that their joint venture projects represent
a new R&D direction for their companies to a moderate or large extent |
Percent of respondents who indicated
that their joint venture projects represent
a new R&D direction for their industries
to a moderate or large extent
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| 2 partners |
84% |
84% |
| 3 to 5 partners |
75% |
86% |
| 6 to 10 partners |
78% |
87% |
| 11+ partners |
67% |
70% |
Respondents across ATP technology areas reported that their projects represented a new R&D direction (see Table 3.2).
- Regardless of technology area, the majority of respondents viewed their ATP-funded projects
as representing a new R&D direction for their companies.
- Respondents representing projects in Chemistry and Materials were more likely than those in
Manufacturing to regard their projects as a new R&D direction for their industries.
Table 3.2 - Percent of respondents who indicated that ATP involvement fosters trust and cooperation among joint venture partners, by number of joint venture partners |
| Technology area |
Percent of respondents who indicated that their joint venture projects represent a new R&D direction for their companies to a moderate or large extent |
Percent of respondents who indicated that their joint venture projects represent a new R&D direction for their industries to a moderate or large extent |
| Chemistry & Materials |
82% |
89% |
| Biotechnology |
82% |
85% |
| Electronics & Photonics |
76% |
86% |
| Information Technology |
78% |
79% |
| Manufacturing |
71% |
76% |
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1. We have combined the response categories "to a moderate extent" and "to a large extent" for ease of reporting.
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Date created: August 2, 2006
Last updated:
September 1, 2006
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