The spatial profile of university‐business research partnerships

Pablo D'Este and Simona Iammarino

Papers in Regional Science, 2010, vol. 89, issue 2, 335-350

Abstract: Abstract This paper focuses on one particular type of linkage between university and business – joint research partnerships – and addresses two specific issues. First, it investigates the extent to which research quality and geographical proximity bear an influence on the frequency of the collaborations between university departments and businesses. Second, it explores the factors affecting the geographical distance of university‐business partnerships. Our findings show that both geographical proximity and research quality are positively associated with the frequency of university‐industry partnerships; though, results are not homogenous across scientific disciplines. Our results also show that distance between university and business partners exhibit a curvilinear (inverted‐U shape) relationship with the research excellence of university departments. Resumen Este artículo se centra en un tipo específico de vínculo entre universidad y empresa – consorcios de investigación – y trata dos temas específicos. Primero, investiga hasta dónde influyen la calidad en la investigación y la proximidad geográfica en la frecuencia de colaboraciones entre departamentos universitarios y empresas. Segundo, explora los factores que afectan a la distancia geográfica de los consorcios universidad‐empresa. Nuestros resultados muestran que tanto la proximidad geográfica como la calidad en la investigación están asociadas positivamente a la frecuencia de consorcios universidad‐empresa; aun así, los resultados no son homogéneos para todas las disciplinas científicas. Nuestros resultados muestran también que la distancia entre socios de universidades y empresas muestra una relación curvilínea (en U invertida) con la excelencia investigadora de los departamentos universitarios.

Date: 2010
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