Abstract

University-Industry Collaborations (UICs): A Matter of Proximity Dimensions?

Highlights

  • 1 IntroductionProximity is important in shaping social relations, personal relationships and economic activities

  • Drawing on the use of survey data, the results indicate a close relationship between the formalization of interactions and tangible outputs – such as patents – as well as the contribution of interaction processes in the development of non-geographical proximity regardless of the university-industry collaborations (UICs) types

  • The results indicate that geographical proximity is less important in driving knowledge exploration UICs, implying that firms can overcome the problems created by geographical distance

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Summary

Introduction

1 IntroductionProximity is important in shaping social relations, personal relationships and economic activities. While geographical proximity relates to the space and the geography where the interaction takes place, non-geographical dimensions of proximity refer to the relational features of the actors They reflect the closeness of the actors’ cognitive capabilities, organizational routines, institutional principles and social relations. Firms collaborate with universities to enhance their competence, for example, contributing to the ALPAYDIN AND FITJAR education of university students or participating in training for firm staff They may consult academics to solve their technical problems or seek advice on their activities, often in informal ways. Firms and universities build closer relationships that help them to collaborate more effectively in the future They enhance their abilities to manage such interactions and their cognitive capabilities to learn from each other (Hewitt-Dundas et al, 2019). Despite the increasing evidence of learning effects from prior collaborations, the micro-processes leading to this have seldom been studied

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