Linkage Academia–Industry/Innovative High-Performance Systems: A Pathway to Strengthen Technological Capabilities for Innovation in Public Research Centers in Mexico

Adela Eugenia Rodríguez-Salazar (), Aidé Minerva Torres-Huerta, Ángeles Iveth Licona-Aguilar, Francisco Gutiérrez-Galicia, Margarita Josefina Hernández-Alvarado, Alejandra Nivón-Pellón and Miguel Antonio Domínguez-Crespo ()
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Adela Eugenia Rodríguez-Salazar: Technological Innovation, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CICATA Querétaro, Cerro Blanco 141, Col. Colinas del Cimatario, Santiago de Querétaro C.P. 76090, Querétaro, Mexico
Aidé Minerva Torres-Huerta: Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Hidalgo, Nanostructured Materials Department, Ciudad del Conocimiento y la Cultura, Carretera Pachuca-Actopan km, 1+500, San Agustín Tlaxiaca C.P. 42162, Hidalgo, Mexico
Ángeles Iveth Licona-Aguilar: Biotechnology Department, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería-Palenque, Carretera Federal 199, Nueva Esperanza C.P. 29960, Chiapas, Mexico
Francisco Gutiérrez-Galicia: Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Hidalgo, Nanostructured Materials Department, Ciudad del Conocimiento y la Cultura, Carretera Pachuca-Actopan km, 1+500, San Agustín Tlaxiaca C.P. 42162, Hidalgo, Mexico
Margarita Josefina Hernández-Alvarado: Materials Department, Universidad Cuauhtémoc, Campus Querétaro, Blvd. Bernardo Quintana Arrioja 229, Loma Dorada, Santiago de Querétaro C.P. 76060, Querétaro, Mexico
Alejandra Nivón-Pellón: Centro Integral de Vinculación e Innovación para la Sostenibilidad-UAQ, Facultas de Filosofía, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas s/n Centro Universitario, Santiago de Querétaro C.P. 76090, Querétaro, Mexico
Miguel Antonio Domínguez-Crespo: Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Hidalgo, Nanostructured Materials Department, Ciudad del Conocimiento y la Cultura, Carretera Pachuca-Actopan km, 1+500, San Agustín Tlaxiaca C.P. 42162, Hidalgo, Mexico

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 17, issue 1, 1-34

Abstract: This study aims to create a reference framework to evaluate the technological capabilities (TCs) of public research centers in Mexico through their characterization, measurement, and statistical analysis for decision making on technological strengthening. Additionally, the study seeks to understand the context in which innovation and linkage activities occur within the research system and highlight the importance of integrating such studies into academic institutions. Using this generic framework, public research centers (PRCs), in addition to identifying weaknesses in the development of capabilities at the organizational level, could determine the level of development at which their TCs are located to address social demands and promote collaboration models between university and industry. To achieve this objective, 228 surveys were carried out per stage among researchers from the PRCs in Mexico. Each stage was composed of one questionnaire. Questionnaire 1 considered aspects of investment capabilities, assimilation, modification, support, and linkage. Questionnaire 2 was used to collect data on scientific productivity based on evaluation criteria established by the National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies (CONAHCyT). The aspects covered included infrastructure, scientific publications, intellectual property, postgraduate programs, and collaborative projects. The results indicate that the majority of Mexican PRCs have developed basic and intermediate TCs, with 77% involved in applied research and technological development, but from the total research projects, only 8% present higher levels of technological maturity. The originality of the study lies in the quantitative measurement of TCs within the Mexican PRCs for the benefit of innovative and high-performance work systems, addressing a gap in the existing literature, and could be extrapolated to other universities of developing countries.

Keywords: technological capabilities; public research centers; scientific productivity; technological change; collaboration networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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