Interactive Relations Between Universities and Firms: Empirical Evidence for Austria |
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Authors: | Doris Schartinger Andreas Schibany Helmut Gassler |
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Affiliation: | (1) Division Systems Research Technology-Economy-Environment, Austrian Research Centers Seibersdorf, A-2444, Seibersdorf, Austria;(2) Joanneum Research Institute for Technology and Regional Policy, Wiedner Hauptstraße 76, A-1040 Vienna |
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Abstract: | In recent years interaction between universities and the business sector and the role of these collaborations in fostering innovation has received greater attention. This paper analyzes different types of interactions between the two sectors from the perspectives of universities and firms. The three major research questions address the frequency of different types of interactions, the benefits that companies derive from interaction with universities and determinants of interaction for both sectors.Two different surveys form the empirical base for this paper: One among innovative firms in Austria, one among all Austrian university departments. The methodologies we use are analyses of variance and logistic regressions. Our results demonstrate that the main channel of knowledge transfer from universities to the business sector still occurs through the mobility of human capital. The major barriers of interaction lie in the differences between cultures of the two spheres as well as lack of information at the side of firms. |
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