Characterization of the Relationship Between Firms and Universities and Innovation Performance: The Case of Colombian Firms

Within the National Innovation System, universities play a key role as the main source of knowledge that supports national productivity and as a system that seeks to improve the competitiveness of firms competitiveness and to find answers concerning market needs in today's fast-changing and glo...

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Autores principales:	Gomez,Fredy A, Daim,Tugrul U, Robledo,Jorge
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y Negocios 2014
Materias:	R & D projects Technology Collaboration Technology Transfer
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description	Within the National Innovation System, universities play a key role as the main source of knowledge that supports national productivity and as a system that seeks to improve the competitiveness of firms competitiveness and to find answers concerning market needs in today's fast-changing and globalized economy. Innovation, as a source of competitiveness, is normally supported by a firm's technological capabilities: internal R & D, external collaborative agreements, and relationships with universities. This study uses a cluster analysis to identify three clusters that represent respectively those firms that interact closely with universities for technology development (which include R & D projects) and technological learning activities, those firms that interact with universities for technological learning only, and those that do not have any kind of relationship with universities. We also analyze the innovation performance of each cluster. Data here come from the Second Colombian Innovation Survey, which was applied in 2005 to a sample of 6,222 firms. Among the main results, this study shows a higher innovation performance for those firms with relevant linkages for technology learning activities.
author	Gomez,Fredy A Daim,Tugrul U Robledo,Jorge
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title	Characterization of the Relationship Between Firms and Universities and Innovation Performance: The Case of Colombian Firms
title_short	Characterization of the Relationship Between Firms and Universities and Innovation Performance: The Case of Colombian Firms
title_full	Characterization of the Relationship Between Firms and Universities and Innovation Performance: The Case of Colombian Firms
title_fullStr	Characterization of the Relationship Between Firms and Universities and Innovation Performance: The Case of Colombian Firms
title_full_unstemmed	Characterization of the Relationship Between Firms and Universities and Innovation Performance: The Case of Colombian Firms
title_sort	characterization of the relationship between firms and universities and innovation performance: the case of colombian firms
publisher	Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y Negocios
publishDate	2014
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Characterization of the Relationship Between Firms and Universities and Innovation Performance: The Case of Colombian Firms

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