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Catalysing open innovation through publicly-funded R&D : a comparison of university and company-based research centres
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Roper, Stephen and Hewitt-Dundas, Nola (2013) Catalysing open innovation through publicly-funded R&D : a comparison of university and company-based research centres. International Small Business Journal, Volume 31 (Number 3). pp. 275-295. doi:10.1177/0266242612454671 ISSN 0266-2426.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266242612454671
Abstract
Public funding of university and company-based R&D centres of excellence is widespread both in core and more peripheral regions. What is less well-known is whether these R&D centres can catalyse multi-directional, multi-actor and iterative innovation. Based on data from a real-time monitoring study, this article explores the development of 18 R&D centres’ external connections. University-based R&D centres establish more new connections than company-based centres and are more likely to be interacting with small or micro-firms. However, there is a general bias towards links with larger firms; micro, small and medium-sized enterprises also are less likely to be involved in collaborative R&D with research centres than other types of relationships. The results suggest the potential for R&D centres to act as a catalyst for open innovation but emphasise the need to ensure that the focus of the R&D being conducted is relevant to the needs of smaller firms.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | International Small Business Journal | ||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0266-2426 | ||||
Official Date: | 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 31 | ||||
Number: | Number 3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 275-295 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1177/0266242612454671 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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