Faculty support for the objectives of university–industry relations versus degree of R&D cooperation: The importance of regional absorptive capacity

The growing importance of regions in the analysis of innovation and the pressure on European universities to interact with their environment justify this article. It argues that faculty support for the objectives of university–industry relations (UIR) does not vary across disciplines and does not re...

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Published in:Research policy 2006-02, Vol.35 (1), p.37-55
Main Authors: Azagra-Caro, Joaquín M., Archontakis, Fragiskos, Gutiérrez-Gracia, Antonio, Fernández-de-Lucio, Ignacio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorptive capacity
Colleges & universities
Cooperation
Economic development
Empirical research
Enterprises
Environment
Europe
Innovations
Investment
R&D
Regional studies
Research & development
Research and development
Research coordination
Samples
Science and technology
Science policy
Studies
U.S.A
Universities
University–industry relations
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Summary:The growing importance of regions in the analysis of innovation and the pressure on European universities to interact with their environment justify this article. It argues that faculty support for the objectives of university–industry relations (UIR) does not vary across disciplines and does not respond to university encouragement in a region with low absorptive capacity. These results are in contrast with those obtained in studies of technology leading countries like the USA. Furthermore, incentives for UIR may generate unpredicted dynamics while instruments to cooperate are not significant. Finally, support for the objectives of UIR should not be confused with the degree of R&D cooperation. The former is sensitive to university age while the latter is sensitive to gender, discipline, commitment to R&D and university encouragement. Empirical evidence is obtained from a sample of faculty from the Valencian Community (Spain) and analysed through a set of models for discrete choice.
ISSN:0048-7333
1873-7625
DOI:10.1016/j.respol.2005.08.007