Exploring determinants of firms' collaboration with specific universities: employee-driven relations and geographical proximity. Issue 8 (3rd August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Drejer, Ina; Østergaard, Christian Richter
• Is Part Of: Regional studies. Volume 51:Issue 8(2017)
• Page Start: 1192
• Page End: 1205
• Publication Date: 2017-08-03
• Subjects: university–industry collaboration -- innovation -- geographical proximity -- employee-driven relations -- educational background -- top managers; 大学—产业合作 -- 创新 -- 地理邻近性 -- 由员工推动的关係 -- 教育背景 -- 高阶经理人; collaboration université–industrie -- innovation -- proximité géographique -- relations axées sur l'employé -- formation -- cadres supérieurs; Zusammenarbeit zwischen Hochschulen und Industrie -- Innovation -- geografische Nähe -- arbeitnehmergesteuerte Beziehungen -- Bildungshintergrund -- leitende Vorgesetzte; colaboración entre universidad e industria -- innovación -- proximidad geográfica -- relaciones propiciadas por los empleados -- formación educativa -- altos directivos; D83 -- O31 -- O32 -- R12; Regional planning -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 307.14
• DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2017.1281389
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-3404

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Exploring determinants of firms' collaboration with specific universities: employee-driven relations and geographical proximity. Regional Studies . This analysis of the determinants of firms' collaboration on innovation with specific universities assesses both the separate and the overlapping importance of geographical proximity and employee-driven relations for collaboration. It is argued that social, cognitive and functional dimensions of employee-driven relations can help firms to overcome geographical distance. Based on a sample of 2301 innovative firms in Denmark, the study demonstrates that employee-driven relations (measured by employees' and top managers' place of education and scientific discipline) strongly influence the likelihood that firms will collaborate with specific universities. The study confirms the existence of separate and overlapping effects of employee-driven relations and geographical proximity.