Geographic proximity and university–industry interaction: the case of Mexico

Claudia De Fuentes () and Gabriela Dutrénit

The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2016, vol. 41, issue 2, No 8, 329-348

Abstract: Abstract This paper analyses whether geographic proximity favours specific channels of university–industry interaction when firms collaborate with universities and with government research centres. Our study also provides insights regarding the relationship between the associated channel and the role of firms’ absorptive capacities. Our results show that firms with higher levels of absorptive capacities tend to interact more independently of their location. Additionally, interaction with non-local universities generally includes the transfer of codified forms of knowledge, while links with local universities includes more tacit forms of knowledge. Policy implications derived from this analysis focus on fostering interaction at local and non-local levels.

Keywords: Geographic proximity; University–industry interaction; Research centres; Systems of innovation; Mexico (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C10 L25 L60 O18 O31 O32 O38 O54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/s10961-014-9364-9

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