The role of science and technology parks as firm growth boosters: an empirical analysis in Catalonia

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 645-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod ◽  
Agustí Segarra-Blasco ◽  
Mercedes Teruel
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Science And Technology Parks ◽  
Technology Parks

Knowledge transfer and the role of local absorptive capability at science and technology parks

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 291-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abd Hair Awang ◽  
Mohd Yusof Hussain ◽  
Jalaluddin Abdul Malek
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Science And Technology Parks ◽  
Technology Parks

A study on the role of science and technology parks in development of knowledge-based economy

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sama Khanmirzaee ◽  
Mostafa Jafari ◽  
Peyman Akhavan
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Schematic Model ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Science And Technology Parks ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Technology Parks

Purpose Science parks play an important role in development of technology and are able to stimulate economic growth of the countries. The purpose of this paper is to study the role that science and technology parks (STPs) play in growth of knowledge-based economy. Design/methodology/approach Key factors affecting the competitive advantages and the World Bank indicators resulting in knowledge-based economy were displayed in the form of a questionnaire which was examined by experts. The questionnaire was designed to evaluate main factors and sub-factors of competitive advantages of the institutions, including aspects of human resources, research and development and technology transfer, facilities, market development and to assess the main criteria of knowledge-based economy known as pillars of the overall economic performance, the institutional regime and economic incentives, innovation system, education and information technology and communications. Findings The obtained results from the study on competitive advantages were evaluated and analyzed by using SPSS software and the results of the review on development of knowledge-based economy were modeled by SmartPLS software with partial least squares method. Eventually, the obtained model was tested and analyzed. Originality/value This study is an original contribution to the theory of STPs and knowledge-based economy. It was initiated to examine the role of STPs in development of knowledge-based economy and presentation schematic model.

Evaluating Science and Technology Parks in France

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 349-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thierry Bruhat
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Principal Characteristics ◽  
The Public ◽  
Science And Technology Parks ◽  
Technology Parks

In this paper, Thierry Bruhat considers the experience to date of the development of science and technology parks, or technopoles, in France. He discusses the different approaches to their establishment, their principal characteristics, and the ways in which the performance and significance of the technopoles can be fully evaluated. He stresses the ‘added value’ of the parks — their contribution to the endogenous economic development of their regions. With specific examples, he analyses their role as networking agents at the public—private sector interface, and catalysts in the innovation process, emphasizing the issues of site preparation, technopole structure, and the role of participants. The key to economic success, argues the author, is the pooling of the information and skills ‘which are often trapped in the compartmentalized worlds of industry, technology, and academia.’

University Libraries and Science and Technology Parks: Reasons for Collaboration

Libri ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivett M. Aportela-Rodriguez ◽  
Ana R. Pacios
Keyword(s):  
International Association ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Science Parks ◽  
Science And Technology Parks ◽  
The World ◽  
Technology Parks ◽  
Parks Management ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe article analyzes both the relationship between university libraries and science and technology parks (STPs) as well as the role of these libraries in the information management of incubated firms. This relationship with Spanish STPs is also compared to the relationship with parks around the world. Several stakeholders involved in two Spanish parks were interviewed, so a sample made up of both parks’ management, the three university libraries with which they are related to and 121 firms incubated in these parks. The results were compared to results taken from a survey on 107 parks members of the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation and 77 libraries related to those parks. The study revealed that the library-STP relationship underpin links between parks and universities. The IASP members who receive services from related university libraries show the value of library-STP collaboration. It is a first analytical approach to the library-STP relationship in the entrepreneurial university context. A series of actions to strengthen this relationship and better benefit incubated firms is also included.

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