Mobility of public researchers, scientific knowledge transfer, and the firm's innovation process

Liliana Herrera (liliana.herrera@unileon.es), Maria Felisa Mu¤oz-Doyague (s.munoz@unileon.es) and Mariano Nieto Antol¡n (mariano.nieto@unileon.es)
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Liliana Herrera: Departamento de Direcci¢n y Econom¡a de la Empresa, Facultad de Ciencias Econ¢micas y Empresariales, Universidad de Le¢n, http://dde.unileon.es/
Maria Felisa Mu¤oz-Doyague: µrea de Organizaci¢n de Empresas, Departamento de Direcci¢n y Econom¡a de la Empresa, Facultad de Ciencias Econ¢micas y Empresariales, Universidad de Le¢n, http://dde.unileon.es/
Mariano Nieto Antol¡n: µrea de Organizaci¢n de Empresas, Departamento de Direcci¢n y Econom¡a de la Empresa, Facultad de Ciencias Econ¢micas y Empresariales, Universidad de Le¢n, http://dde.unileon.es/

No 2009-08, Working Papers "New Trends on Business Administration". Documentos de Trabajo "Nuevas Tendencias en Dirección de Empresas". from Interuniversity Research Master and Doctorate Program (with a quality mention of ANECA) on "Business Economics", Universities of Valladolid, Burgos, Salamanca and León (Spain). Until 2008, Interuniversity Doctorate Program (with a quality mention of ANECA) “New trends in Business Administration”, Universities of Valladolid, Burgos, and Salamanca (Spain). Master en Investigación y Programa de Doctorado Interuniversitarios (con mención de calidad de la ANECA) en "Economía de la Empresa", Universidades de Valladolid, Burgos, Salamanca y León (España). Hasta 2008, Programa de Doctorado Interuniversitario (con mención de calidad de la ANECA) “Nuevas Tendencias en Dirección de Empresas”, Universidades de Valladolid, Burgos y Salamanca (España).

Abstract: The present study provides evidence on the mobility effects of researchers from the public R&D system with regard to firmïs innovation process. This issue is particularly novel and important as these researchers contribute to the production and transfer of knowledge previously developed and accumulated in the public R&D system. The findings confirm that scientific knowledge which public researchers provide has a positive influence on both inputs and outputs of the firms? innovation process. The fact that firms have access to additional knowledge which is complementary to that they already hold represents a spur for exploiting and applying this new knowledge. The firms in this study continually increased their in-house R&D investments. As a result of these investments firms create new knowledge of a unique and valuable type. The study draws two important conclusions geared to providing a greater efficiency in human resource management and to improve the design of technology policies.

Keywords: Innovation management; scientific knowledge transfer; knowledge management; public researchers? mobility; R&D. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2009-03
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