Are new technology-based firms located on science parks really more innovative?

Yang, Chih Hai; Motohashi, Kazuyuki; Chen, Jong Rong

doi:10.1016/j.respol.2008.09.001

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“…In line with the studies which found that incubated firms exhibit a higher propensity to collaborate with academic institutions than comparable non-incubated firms (Colombo and Delmastro, 2002;Lindelöf and Löfsten, 2004;Fukugawa, 2006;Yang et al, 2009) development. Thus, it would be interesting to extend the comparative analysis presented in this paper to other countries to check whether and how national institutional characteristics influence the effects of incubation on academic high-tech start-ups and its differential impact on distinct types of high-tech start-ups.…”

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The effects of incubation on academic and non-academic high-tech start-ups: evidence from Italy

Colombo

Piva

Rentocchini

2012

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

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Abstract. This study aims at empirically investigating whether technology incubators help academic high-tech start-ups to establish collaborations with other organizations, thus increasing the competitiveness of these firms. In doing so, we take into account the specificities of academic hightech start-ups with respect to their non-academic counterparts. We compare the effects of incubation on academic and non-academic high-tech start-ups through econometric estimates using a large sample of Italian firms. Our findings suggest that incubated academic high-tech start-ups do not enjoy any advantages in establishing collaborations with respect to their non-incubated peers. Conversely, technology incubators do help non-academic high-tech start-ups in establishing collaborations with public research organizations. We thus come to the interesting conclusion that the effects of incubation are moderated by the genetic characteristics of incubated firms.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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The effects of incubation on academic and non-academic high-tech start-ups: evidence from Italy

Colombo

Piva

Rentocchini

2012

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

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“…Adding to this, regional studies (in Brazil, Taiwan, Kazakhstan, Portugal, among others) analyzes the innovative activity of firms inside science parks, and the channels used to transfer knowledge among institutions (Cohen, Nelson and Walsh, 2002;Etzkowitz, Mello and Almeida, 2005;Perkmann & Walsh, 2007;D'este & Patel, 2007;Bekkers & Freitas, 2008;Lin & Tzeng, 2009;Østergaard, 2009;Radosevic & Myrzakhmet, 2009;Yang, Motohashi and Chen, 2009;Ratinho & Henriques, 2010).…”

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The Silent Run: New Issues and Outcomes for University-Industry Relations in Brazil

Zawislak

Dalmarco

2011

Journal of Technology Management & Innovation

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In order to develop innovations, companies are establishing University-Industry (U-I) relations which are explained in theories like the Triple Helix. Maybe this traditional view it is not enough to describe what happens in Brazil. Followed by a growth of articles published internationally, companies in technologically stable industries seem to be incorporating high-tech outcomes from universities, boosting sectors that once were apparently inert. This research will propose a different approach on U-I relations, focusing on the Knowledge Flow. Results show that agriculture companies are increasing their relations as much as engineering companies. Such relations are mainly based on raw technologies or applied solutions. Start-up firms' relations are mainly based on informal contacts and patents are not used to protect technologies. The Silent Run shows that companies which appear to be technologically stable are now upgrading trough U-I, and patents does not seem to be the first option when protecting new technologies.

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“…Some studies have compared firms located inside and outside of science parks to determine which performed better [8,9,10,11,12]; others have aimed at developing an evaluation framework for university incubators [6,13,14 2 ,15,16,17]. The empirical literature does not always agree that science parks are successful mechanisms [18,19].…”

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Value Added Contributions of Science Parks—the Case of the Barcelona Scientific Park

Triadó-Ivern¹,

Chueca²,

Jaría-Chacón³

2015

International Journal of Innovation Science

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Science parks are institutions that support the creation and development of high technology-based companies. They are designed to provide value-added services together with high-quality space and facilities and to promote interaction amongst universities, R&D institutions, companies, and markets. Although Spain is among the countries that have been investing heavily in these institutions, there is lack of feedback from the tenant companies' perspective with respect to the value added that they receive from science parks. The objective of this study is to evaluate the services that the Barcelona Science Park offers to its tenants by gathering information from the companies currently located in the park and those that have graduated. By comparing the results obtained from the two groups of companies, incubated and graduated, we examine whether the opinions differ about their appreciation of the services that they benefited from during their stay in the Park than those currently remaining.

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Are new technology-based firms located on science parks really more innovative?

Cited by 174 publications

References 20 publications

The effects of incubation on academic and non-academic high-tech start-ups: evidence from Italy

The effects of incubation on academic and non-academic high-tech start-ups: evidence from Italy

The Silent Run: New Issues and Outcomes for University-Industry Relations in Brazil

Value Added Contributions of Science Parks—the Case of the Barcelona Scientific Park

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