Universities as sources of information: comparing the role of 'open innovation' and companies' motivations

Massimiliano Volpi ()
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Massimiliano Volpi: Natural Environment Research Council, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, SN2 1EU, Swindon, United Kingdom.

No 514, SEEDS Working Papers from SEEDS, Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies

Abstract: The paper investigated the role Universities play as sources of information for companies' innovation. This study compared the explanations proposed by the 'open innovation' literature with those suggested by the 'resource view' of the firm, concluding that the way 'open innovation' variables have been constructed should be questioned and the 'resource view' theory should be augmented with innovation motivations, as companies rely on universities to source knowledge not generally available within companies' technological paradigm.

Keywords: green economy; environmental innovation; open innovation; universities. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O32 Q55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2014-04, Revised 2014-03
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