Abstract
Large science parks and their knowledge transfer processes have been studied extensively while only a few papers on small parks exist. Characteristic to them is that the institutions and services are fewer than in the large ones. The main target of this paper is to create a framework to analyse further knowledge transfer processes in small technology parks. The framework resulting from the study has two main phases: the innovation enabler and product development process analyses. The innovation enabler analysis starts with a local innovation system and a technology park analysis, including links to other geographical levels, and links to sectoral innovation systems. It is continued with a social capital assessment and a network analysis. The product development process analysis explores the product development processes as the targets of the knowledge transfer, and transfer of different types of knowledge through and from the local innovation system.
Highlights
The first technology parks in the world were founded in the 1950’s
Our study focuses on how the knowledge is transferred to the firms’ product development processes in the context of small technology parks with limited resources and services, and what the influence is of the local innovation system with its limitations
The main goal is to create understanding based on existing research, in order to study the functionality of the small technology parks, and the knowledge transfer processes inside them
Summary
The first technology parks in the world were founded in the 1950’s. Stanford Research Park, founded in the year 1951, is mentioned to be the first one of its kind. The main goal is to create understanding based on existing research, in order to study the functionality of the small technology parks, and the knowledge transfer processes inside them. Based on the former, our first research question is: RQ1 What kind of factors affect knowledge transfer to firms’ product development processes from and through a local innovation system with incomplete services?. The idea is to compare findings of existing literature based on the framework (RQ1) to see: RQ2 How the framework developed—RQ1—relates on concept of open innovation?
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