Searching High and Low: What Types of Firms Use Universities as a Source of Innovation?

Keld Laursen; Ammon Salter

doi:10.1016/j.respol.2004.07.004

Searching High and Low: What Types of Firms Use Universities as a Source of Innovation?

Keld Laursen, Ammon Salter

Imperial College London

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Abstract

This paper examines the factors that influence why firms draw from universities in their innovative activities. The link between the universities and industrial innovation, and the role of different search strategies in influencing the propensity of firms to use universities is explored. The results suggest that firms who adopt “open” search strategies and invest in R&D are more likely than other firms to draw from universities, indicating that managerial choice matters in shaping the propensity of firms to draw from universities.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Research Policy
Vol/bind	33
Udgave nummer	8
Sider (fra-til)	1201-1215
Antal sider	15
ISSN	0048-7333
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2004.07.004
Status	Udgivet - 2004

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Industrial innovation
University–industry links
Innovative search
Openness

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