TY - JOUR
T1 - Searching high and low
T2 - what types of firms use universities as a source of innovation?
AU - Laursen, K.
AU - Salter, A.
PY - 2004/10/1
Y1 - 2004/10/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2004.07.004
U2 - 10.1016/j.respol.2004.07.004
DO - 10.1016/j.respol.2004.07.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:6944229615
SN - 0048-7333
VL - 33
SP - 1201
EP - 1215
JO - Research Policy
JF - Research Policy
IS - 8
ER -
