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Title: What type of firm forges closer innovation linkages with Portuguese Universities?
Authors: Teixeira, Aurora A. C.
Costa, Joana Rita Carvalho
Issue Date: 2006
Publisher: Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra
Abstract: Utilizando dados baseados num inquérito extensivo às empresas localizadas em Portugal, analisamos quais as características das empresas que estão associadas ao estabelecimento de contactos com as universidades. Embora cerca de metade das empresas inquiridas afirmem que terão mantido algum tipo de contacto com as universidades no período 2001-2003, poucas (22%) consideraram as universidades como uma fonte importante de conhecimento e informação para as suas actividades de inovação. A nossa análise indica que a propensão das empresas em manterem ligações com as universidades é explicada pelas respectivas características, padrões regionais e sectoriais. Um resultado não ambíguo e estatisticamente robusto é que a proximidade é importante nas ligações entre empresa e universidade – as nossas estimativas revelam que as empresas têm maior probabilidade de contactar as universidades localizadas na sua vizinhança.
En utilisant des données d’une enquête aux entreprises localisées au Portugal, nous analysons les relations entreprises/université pour identifier les caractéristiques des sociétés qui maintiennent des relations avec l’université. Quoique presque la moitié des entreprises enquêtées affirment qu’elles ont eu des contacts avec les universités dans la période 2001-2003, seulement 22% considèrent les universités comme une source importante de connaissance et d’informations pour leurs activités d’innovation. Notre analyse indique que la propension des entreprises au maintien de liaisons avec les universités est expliquée par les caractéristiques des sociétés et par des facteurs régionaux et sectoriels. Un résultat non ambigu et statistiquement robuste de notre analyse est que la proximité est importante pour les relations entreprises/université – nos estimations révèlent que les sociétés ont une plus grande probabilité de contacter les universités localisées dans leur voisinage.
Using large-scale survey data for firms located in Portugal, we analyze which firm characteristics are conducive to establishing contacts with universities. Although almost half of the firms surveyed stated they had established some contacts with universities in the period 2001-2003, only a few (22%) consider universities an important source of knowledge and information for their innovation activities. Our analysis indicates that the firms’ propensity to draw on each of the Portuguese universities is explained by the characteristics of the different firms and their regional and industrial patterns. An unambiguous and statistically robust finding is that proximity matters highly in firmsuniversities linkages – our estimations reveal that firms are more likely to contacts universities located nearby.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10316.2/26020
ISSN: 2183-203X
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