Since the 1990s, the scope of research evaluations becomes broader as the societal
products (outputs), societal use (societal references), and societal benefits (changes in …

We conduct a detailed analysis of 289 absorptive capacity papers from 14 journals to assess
how the construct has been utilized, examine the key papers in the field, and identify the …

The main aim of the paper is to examine the drivers of university–firm R&D collaboration
while at the same time assessing the determinants of innovation in a low-tech industry. This …

Although central governments are expanding research and development (R&D) investment
in peripheral areas in many countries, interregional differences in innovation efficiency …

Organizations increasingly rely on external sources of innovation via inter‐organizational
network relationships. This paper explores the diffusion and characteristics of collaborative …

There is a wide variety of channels through which knowledge and technology is being
transferred between universities and industry. This paper aims to explain the relative …

The importance of geographical proximity for interaction and knowledge sharing has been
discussed extensively in recent years. There is increasing consensus that geographical …

This article critically reviews the literature on the economic benefits of publicly funded basic
research. In that literature, three main methodological approaches have been adopted …

The aim of the paper is to investigate in a simultaneous equation framework the role of R&D
cooperation in the innovation process—in context with other factors—from two specific …

The impact of universities on the economic wellbeing and innovative potential of regions has
been the object of intense scholarly and policy interest in the last years. Despite this interest …