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来源类型	Article
规范类型	其他
DOI	10.1016/j.respol.2005.12.001
ISBN	0048-7333
	Factors affecting university-industry R&D projects: the impoertance of searching, screening and signalling.
	Fontana, Roberto; Geuna, Aldo; Matt, Mireille
发表日期	2006-03-01
出处	Research Policy
出版者	Elsevier
出版年	2006
页码	309-323
语种	英语
摘要	This paper presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of research cooperation between firms and Public research organisations (PROs) for a sample of innovating small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The econometric analysis is based on the results of the KNOW survey carried out in seven EU countries during 2000. In contrast to earlier works that provide information about the importance of PROs’ research, we know the number of firm/PRO collaborative research and development (R&D) projects. This allows us to study the determinants of firm collaboration with PROs in terms of both the propensity of a firm to undertake R&D projects with a university (do they cooperate or not) and the extent of this collaboration (number of R&D projects). Two questions are addressed. Which firms cooperated with PROs? And what are the firm characteristics that might explain the number of R&D projects with PROs? The results of our analysis point to two major phenomena. First, the propensity to forge an agreement with an academic partner depends on the ‘absolute size’ of the industrial partner. Second the openness of firms to the external environment, as measured by their willingness to search, screen and signal, significantly affects the development of R&D projects with PROs. Our findings suggest that acquiring knowledge through the screening of publications and involvement in public policies positively affects the probability of signing an agreement with a PRO, but not the number of R&D projects developed. In fact, firms that outsource research and development, and patent to protect innovation and to signal competencies show higher levels of collaboration.
URL	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/21277/
来源智库	Science Policy Research Unit (United Kingdom)
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条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/467232
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Fontana, Roberto,Geuna, Aldo,Matt, Mireille. Factors affecting university-industry R&D projects: the impoertance of searching, screening and signalling.. 2006.