Knowledge exchange behaviours of science park firms: the innovation hub case

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Knowledge exchange behaviours of science park firmsChan, K.Y.; Oerlemans, Leon; Pretorius, M.W. General rightsCopyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.-Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research -You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain -You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal Take down policyIf you believe that this document breaches copyright, please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. This article may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, re-distribution, re-selling, loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden.The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material.Technology Analysis & Strategic Management Vol. 22, No. 2, February 2010, 207-228 Knowledge exchange behaviours of science park firms: the innovation hub case This paper regards the knowledge flows between firms located on a science park as a type of network behaviour and answers three research questions: (1) What are the knowledge exchange behaviours of on-park firms? (2) Can we distinguish different types of behaviour among these firms?, and if so, (3) What are differences between these groups? We take a relational approach in which actor and relationship features are studied in a sample of firms located at the Innovation Hub (South Africa). Results show that there are two groups of firms: on-park firms that network with other on-park firms (Group 1) and those that do not (Group 0). Compared with Group 0, Group 1 has more informal ties with off-park firms; is able to gain more useful knowledge from private knowledge sources; and has more access to unintended knowledge that flows in the park. However, the innovative performance of the groups does not differ.

Brazilian Incubators and Science Parks' Resources and R & D Collaboration

“…Some studies indicate that ISTPs strengthen inter-organizational relations (Chan et al, 2010;Phillimore, 1999;Tan, 2006;Vedovello, 1997) and innovation (Lindelöf & Löfsten, 2003;Tan, 2006). In Brazil, for instance, Lahorgue (2004) and Etzkowitz et al (2005) indicated that incubators have been producing encouraging results in terms of generating employment and income for the population.…”

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“…However, recent empirical studies have led to doubts regarding the effectiveness of SPs. Evidence has indicated that SPs are ineffective in establishing knowledge linkages with local research institutes, stimulating regional technology development, increasing profits and employment (see for example, Garnsey and Heffernan, 2005;Chen, 2009;Chan et al, 2010).…”

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“…A relação entre redes e conhecimento encontra suporte no argumento de Shieh-Chieh, Fu-Sheng e Lin (2010), segundo os quais a participação na rede e o compartilhamento de conhecimento devem ser mecanismos de aprendizagem complementares e de igual importância, que promovem a inovação em empresas incubadas. O conhecimento, ou seu processo de transferência e acumulação, é, em geral, considerado uma importante dimensão de análise (Bigliardi, Dormio, Nosella, & Petroni, 2006;Hansson et al, 2005;Harper & Georghiou, 2005;Hu, Lin, & Chang, 2005;Kai-Ying et al, 2010).…”

“…Abordada na literatura sobre colaboração como a complementaridade moderada das bases de conhecimento (Nooteboom, 2008;Schoenmakers & Duysters, 2006), como "conhecimento tecnológico relacionado" ou "proximidade tecnológica" (Kai-Ying et al, 2010), a sinergia foi relativamente pouco explorada na literatura empírica, embora tenha sido cultivada em estudos seminais como os de Saxenian (1994) A literatura empírica também aponta recursos oferecidos por esses ambientes que podem favorecer a complementaridade de conhecimentos e a sinergia entre as empresas, subsidiando as próximas proposições do presente estudo. Por exemplo, laboratórios para P&D e literatura especializada (Harper & Georghiou, 2005;Hsien-Che & Shyu, 2005;Löfsten & Lindelöf, 2005;Vedovello, 1997), assim como equipamentos e instalações (Kihlgren, 2003;Malairaja & Zawdie, 2008;Watkins-Mathys & Foster, 2006), são considerados recursos que atuam nesse sentido.…”

“…O papel dos parques também não está claro no que se refere aos elementos que fazem parte de sua própria identidade como instituição, como a promoção de relacionamentos interorganizacionais para a inovação. Em relação a estratégias de colaboração, alguns estudos apontam que os parques fortalecem os relacionamentos entre organizações (Kai-Ying, Oerlemans, & Pretorius, 2010;Phillimore, 1999;Tan, 2006;Vedovello, 1997) enquanto outros não encontraram evidências nesse sentido (Bakouros, Mardas, & Varsakelis, 2002;Kihlgren, 2003;Malairaja & Zawdie, 2008;Radosevic & Myrzakhmet, 2009;Vedovello, 1997) 2 . As ambiguidades permanecem quando o enfoque é direcionado à geração de inovações, pois alguns trabalhos apontam contribuições significativas dos parques nesse sentido (Squicciarini, 2009;Tan, 2006;Yang, Motohashi, & Chen, 2009); outros, contudo, não confirmam essa proposição (Kai-Ying et al, 2010;Massey et al, 1992;Radosevic & Myrzakhmet, 2009;Westhead, 1997).…”