Global innovation networks and university-firm interactions: an exploratory survey analysis

Abstract

The literature on Global Innovation Networks has contributed to identify changes in the innovation activities of multinational corporations. Although university-firm interactions are seen as an important factor for the emergence of GINs, their role has received limited attention. This paper aims to fill this gap in two ways. First, it carries out an exploratory analysis of an original survey dataset, of firms in three industrial sectors from nine developed and developing countries. Second, the paper analyses whether the role of universities in global innovation networks is related to national systems of innovation with varying degrees of maturity. Multiple correspondence analysis and a Probit model are used to establish the relevance of key factors in driving GINs. The results identify distinctive profiles constructed mainly according to firm characteristics, but reflecting country specific patterns of association. The Global innovation networks and university-firm interactions

Brazil

“…Rapini et al (2009) argue that it reflects a poor pattern of demand from industry. Indeed, Britto et al (2015) show that, in comparison with other countries, the majority of Brazilian companiesespecially the internationalized onesstill do not look to universities to establish any kind of knowledge transfer in order to promote their innovative activities. Dutrénit and Arza (2015) argue that although linkages between universities and firms in Brazil are fragile, there have been successful cases of knowledge transfer, including in the steel, petrochemicals, aircraft, and agro-industry sectors.…”

United Kingdom

“…Rapini et al (2009) argue that it reflects a poor pattern of demand from industry. Indeed, Britto et al (2015) show that, in comparison with other 264 de negri & vianna rauen countries, the majority of Brazilian companiesespecially the internationalized onesstill do not look to universities to establish any kind of knowledge transfer in order to promote their innovative activities. argue that although linkages between universities and firms in Brazil are fragile, there have been successful cases of knowledge transfer, including in the steel, petrochemicals, aircraft, and agro-industry sectors.…”

Interação Universidade-Empresa: Caminhos Para Rede Federal De Educação Tecnológica

“…A interação potencial entre universidades e institutos de pesquisa públicos numa região ou país é um fator crítico para influenciar as estratégias de inovação das multinacionais, ambas em relação à educação e ao treinamento de uma gama de trabalhadores do conhecimento altamente habilidosos ou na relação para atender as necessidades de P&D por meio de ligações universidadeempresa (BRITTO et al, 2015;LEMOS & CARIO, 2015 coupled: refere-se à co-criação com parceiros através de alianças de cooperação, combinado outside-in (para adquirir conhecimento externo) com o inside-out (para levar suas ideias para o mercado). Esses processos, tanto os que levam à inovação aberta quanto os que definem o como fazê-la, devem favorecer a participação das organizações em redes bem como a criação e o aperfeiçoamento de práticas para a inovação internamente, estabelecendo suas competências de forma sustentável.…”