Panel data on firm patenting, performance and alliances use for the related publication. Given the benefits of external collaborations in technology-intensive industries, the publication explores how firms adapt their portfolios of external collaborations to internal uncertainties. Using the behavioral theory of the firm, examined is how firms adapt based on innovation performance feedback.

Data file “Data_paper1_final_database.xlsx” is the data file used for the final analyses as they appear in the paper. The various R and Phyton files generate all the results that are included in the paper.

Method: Data downloaded from proprietary archives that the University of Antwerp had licenses for. Production date: Begin date: 1-9-2019 - End date: 1-6-2024. Universe: All publicly traded companies captured in all three datasets for the period 1990-2010. Country / Nation: World