A Multilevel Analysis of the Interaction Between Science Parks and External Agents: a Study in Brazil and Portugal

Taiane Quaresma Leite (), André Luis Silva (), Joaquim Silva and Sérgio Evangelista Silva ()
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Taiane Quaresma Leite: UFOP (Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto), João Monlevade
André Luis Silva: UFOP (Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto)
Sérgio Evangelista Silva: UFOP (Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto), João Monlevade

Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2023, vol. 14, issue 2, No 50, 1790-1829

Abstract: Abstract Science parks are fundamental for the development of new technology-based firms. For this purpose, intense networks of relationships with external agents permeate them. However, it is still necessary a more systematic view about the relationship between science parks and external agents. Accordingly, this article analyzes the relationship between science parks and external agents based on five levels of geographic scope: local, regional, national, continental, and global. In this research, a two-stage approach was employed we first investigate 30 science parks in Brazil and Portugal through documental analysis. The findings are refined and validated through interviews involving a sub-sample of 11 science parks. We identify six different categories of relationships between science parks and external agents—foundation, investment, management, knowledge-transfer, technical–scientific partnerships, and partnerships (networks/associations)—and four types of external agents—associations, companies, governments, and universities. We find considerable differences in the intensity and nature of the relationships between science parks and external agents within and throughout all geographic levels as well as locational differences in Brazil and Portugal. Finally, this article presents a detailed view of the relationships between science parks and external agents from a holistic perspective. Our results and insights can be useful for assessing the contextual insertion of science parks at different levels of geographic scope, paving the way for their deeper characterization and further research on their maturity.

Keywords: Innovation policy; New technology-based firms (NTBF); Public policy; Science parks; Startups; Triple helix (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L31 O30 O38 R1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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