Performance of knowledge interactions between public research centres and industrial firms in Spain: a project-level analysis

This paper examines cooperation between public research centres (PRCs) and industrial firms. We analyse two types of impact—scientific and techno economic—using objective and subjective measures, and explore the determinants of these impacts by investigating the pre-project context, and the way that...

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Published in:The Journal of technology transfer 2012-06, Vol.37 (3), p.330-354
Main Authors: Núñez-Sánchez, R, Barge-Gil, A, Modrego-Rico, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business and Management
Collaboration
Commercial Law
Cooperation
Determinants
Economic analysis
Economic Growth
Empirical analysis
Hypotheses
Impact analysis
Industrial Organization
Industry
Innovation/Technology Management
Knowledge
Management
public research
Research & development expenditures
Research centers
Spain
Studies
Success
Technology transfer
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Summary:This paper examines cooperation between public research centres (PRCs) and industrial firms. We analyse two types of impact—scientific and techno economic—using objective and subjective measures, and explore the determinants of these impacts by investigating the pre-project context, and the way that relationships are implemented and managed. The main novelty of this paper is that the empirical analysis focuses on project level relationships, based on an original database for the Spanish case; it is the characteristics of these relationships that are the core of our analysis. The results show that the impacts identified are contingent on different characteristics in the relationships between PRCs and industrial firms, and that the influence of these characteristics varies depending on the type of impact considered.
ISSN:0892-9912
0892-9912
1573-7047
DOI:10.1007/s10961-010-9178-3