The impact of technological relatedness, prior ties, and geographical distance on university–industry collaborations: A joint-patent analysis
| Autor: | Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Value (ethics)
Universityindustry collaborations Geographical distance Joint patent Prior ties Technological relatedness Engineering (all) Management of Technology and Innovation General Engineering Sample (statistics) Patent analysis Empirical research Conceptual framework Relevance (information retrieval) Joint (building) Business Economic geography Marketing |
| Zdroj: | Technovation. 31:309-319 |
| ISSN: | 0166-4972 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.technovation.2011.01.008 |
| Popis: | Empirical studies on R&D collaborations between universities and firms have mainly centered their attention on universities and firms' characteristics that favor the establishment of collaborative agreements. In this paper, I extend the current research framework investigating the role that specific technological and relational attributes may play on the relevance of such collaborations. Specifically, I focus on the effects exerted by three relevant factors, namely technological relatedness, prior collaboration ties, and geographical distance, on university–industry joint innovation value. I develop testable hypotheses about their impact on the innovative performance of R&D university–industry collaborations, and test them on a sample of 796 university–industry joint patents, developed by 33 universities located in 12 different European countries. Our results suggest that partners' technological relatedness has an inverted U-shaped relationship with innovation value. In addition, prior ties and geographical distance between universities and firms are both positively related to the achievement of higher innovative outcomes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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