Governance of public research and its implications for knowledge transfer

In this chapter, the authors study the importance of regional entrepreneurship as well as the characteristics of location, and show that the basis for creation of new firms is knowledge, thus giving emphasis to broadcasters (spillovers) of knowledge coming from universities and other R&D institutions. Thus, the knowledge generated arises from the collaboration between companies and public research institutions (Audretsch & Lehmann, 2005). Here, the authors specifically address the KIBS to the extent that they are creators, users, and transmitters of intensive knowledge. This shows the importance of the study of cooperation between universities and firms, especially KIBS. In this sense, the empirical results demonstrate that cooperation between KIBS and universities occurs independent of their location (rural or urban) and typology (professional or technological). The authors furthermore find that rural KIBS have increased their levels of graduate employment faster than their urban KIBS peers.

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Not invented here: technology licensing, knowledge transfer and innovation based on public research

Journal of Evolutionary Economics ◽

10.1007/s00191-011-0261-1 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 481-511 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Guido Buenstorf ◽

Matthias Geissler

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Transfer ◽

Technology Licensing ◽

Public Research

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Like Doktorvater, like Son? Tracing Role Model Learning in the Evolution of German Laser Research

Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik ◽

10.1515/jbnst-2014-2-305 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 234 (2-3) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Guido Buenstorf ◽

Matthias Geissler

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Transfer ◽

Doctoral Students ◽

Role Model ◽

Public Research ◽

Barriers To Entry ◽

Model Learning ◽

Codified Knowledge ◽

Individual Level ◽

History Of ◽

Doctoral Dissertations

SummaryWe trace individual-level learning and knowledge transfer in public research by matching about 5,000 doctoral dissertations and their advisors over the full history of German laser research. We study the number of laser-related dissertations per advisor, publication and patent outputs of advisors and doctoral students, as well as the likelihood that former students started laser firms or attained professorships. Our results suggest a substantial relevance of non-codified knowledge and role model learning in public research. There is little evidence of pronounced barriers to entry into laser research.

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Policies and Practices for Supporting Successful Knowledge Transfer from Public Research to Firms

Harnessing Public Research for Innovation in the 21st Century ◽

10.1017/9781108904230.019 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 361-385

Author(s):

Anthony Arundel

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Transfer ◽

Public Research ◽

Policies And Practices

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Resilience, Innovation, and Knowledge Transfer

The Role of Knowledge Transfer in Open Innovation - Advances in Knowledge Acquisition, Transfer, and Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-5849-1.ch014 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 281-299

Author(s):

Hugo Pinto ◽

André Guerreiro

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Social Capital ◽

Knowledge Transfer ◽

Regional Studies ◽

Regional Economies ◽

Evolutionary Perspective ◽

Public Research ◽

Research Organizations ◽

The Social ◽

Collective Process

Resilience is obtaining a considerable attention in social sciences. It has particular interest by regional studies as a bouncing forward characteristic of territories that are able to create new paths, based in their explicit and latent capabilities, to cope with shocks and disruptions. Inspired by the evolutionary perspective of resilience, this chapter debates the notion of resilience and presents its relevance to the understanding of innovation and knowledge transfer. Innovation is presented as a crucial collective process to create new possibilities to transform regional economies. Knowledge transfer, from public research organizations to firms, assumes a crucial function by structuring important networks, generating social capital and opening innovation to catalyze the social valorization of research results.

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The Transfer of Knowledge and University-Firm Tensions

Knowledge Management Initiatives and Strategies in Small and Medium Enterprises - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1642-2.ch017 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 361-381

Author(s):

Hugo Pinto

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Transfer ◽

Social Studies ◽

Policy Making ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Academic Science ◽

Transfer Of Knowledge ◽

Public Research ◽

Business World ◽

Economic Exploitation

Innovation is transformed in an encompassing domain where different types of actors are connected and interrelated. Nevertheless, academic science often feels threatened by the new emerging institutional paradigm characterized by the economic exploitation of public research results. This chapter explores university-firm relations and tensions, discussing the increased relevance of knowledge transfer. The ideas of Ludwik Fleck, intellectual precursor of Social Studies of S&T, contribute to the understanding of the difficulties of communication between different collectives, their styles of thought and the importance of ‘marginal individuals' in connecting different institutional spheres. Based on a qualitative approach to the case study of a Portuguese university attempting to create bridges with the business world, the text illustrates differences between the ‘academic science' and the firm, the recent institutionalization of commercialization of research, and findings for policy-making and management of knowledge transfer activities.

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