Do research institutes benefit from their network positions in research collaboration networks with industries or/and universities?

Chen, Kaihua; Zhang, Yi; Zhu, Guojun; Rongping, Mu

doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2017.10.005

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“…For example, Robotdalen has been important for the research centers at the two universities, in line with previous research that acknowledges the importance of a triple helix organization to facilitate collaborations and possibilities for joint research projects between firms and academia (Ryan, Geoghegan, and Hilliard 2018). Research centers have been found to be able to achieve higher results when collaborating closely with industry (Aguiar-D ıaz et al 2016) and can depend on how central the research center is in the network (Chen et al 2017). Robotdalen has also been a platform for students and industry to meet.…”

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confidence: 54%

Quadruple helix as a network of relationships: creating value within a Swedish regional innovation system

Hasche

Höglund

Linton

2019

Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship

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A regional smart specialization initiative is investigated from a quadruple helix framework (industry, government, academia, and users/civil society). Based on a qualitative case study, we examine the interdependencies of actors, resources, and activities from a micro perspective. The aim is to understand the relationships and the value created between the different actors. From the results we conclude that the fourth helix should be viewed as a wholean arena where triple helix actors in different value adding relationships take on different roleswhere they create value to civil society, for example, new jobs or products for improved elderly care. In line with this, we state that the fourth helix is far more complex than limiting it to simply become a fourth separate helix of users or civil society. There is a complexity in that the fourth helix consists of both different users (including triple helix actors) as well as civil society. Users in the quadruple helix framework can also be defined in several ways depending on the context of the arena (the fourth helix) and what value adding activities they bring to civil society. Thus, users can be businesses, organizations, citizens, society, and many more things. ABSTRAIT Une initiative de sp ecialisation intelligente r egionale est examin ee a travers un mod ele a quadruple h elice (industrie, gouvernement, milieu universitaire et utilisateurs/soci et e civile). En nous basant sur une etude qualitative de cas, nous explorons les interd ependances des acteurs, des ressources et des activit es dans une micro-perspective. Notre objectif est de comprendre les relations et la valeur cr e ee entre les diff erents acteurs. Nos r esultats nous am enent a conclure que la quatri eme h elice doitêtre prise en compte dans son ensembleune ar ene dans laquelle des acteurs a triple h elice engag es dans des relations a valeur ajout ee jouent des rôles diff erentsy cr eant de la valeur pour la soci et e civile, par exemple de nouveaux emplois ou de nouveaux produits pour une am elioration des soins aux personnesâg ees. Conform ement a cette approche, nous affirmons que la quatri eme h elice est bien plus complexe que si elle se limitait a devenir simplement une quatri eme h elice distincte compos ee d'usagers et de membres de ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 54%

Quadruple helix as a network of relationships: creating value within a Swedish regional innovation system

Hasche

Höglund

Linton

2019

Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship

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“…Other authors analysed the effect of different collaborations profiles and their effect on the scientific performance of R&D institutes measured by publications related indicators [60]. In the same vein, Chen et al [22] studied the effect of the position of research centres in research collaboration networks with industries and/or universities and their impact on their scientific performance. De Silva et al [23] analysed the impact of knowledge-based practices used in collaborations with external agents on the internal value creation in RTOs to ensure their long-term sustainability.…”

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“…However, despite the RTOs position in the innovation system that suggests a natural OI role, there is a significant gap in the literature in the analysis of OI in RTOs, and specifically on how it affects performance [22,23]. This is very relevant for RTOs since the current tendency towards openness pursued by different actors in the innovation system urges them to embrace a more conscious OI approach [27].…”

Section: Open Innovation and Performance In Rtosmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous studies found that research institutes scientific performance could benefit from their interaction with an ample number of actors in the triple helix innovation systems [22]. Companies increasingly pursuing OI strategies can benefit by strengthening their collaboration with RTOs [26], thus also increasing the technology transfer impact of RTOs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The main mission of RTOs is to transfer knowledge and technology to companies, and, therefore, it seems relevant to focus on measuring this impact [21] from an OI perspective. However, despite the RTOs position in the innovation system, which suggests a natural OI role in knowledge generation and transfer [14], there is a significant gap in the literature in the analysis of OI in RTOs [22,23]. Academics have mainly studied RTOs indirectly as collaborators and partners of different types of private firms in an OI context, rather than as the beneficiaries of the OI paradigm [24].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Implementing Open Innovation in Research and Technology Organisations: Approaches and Impact

Uribe-Echeberria

Igartua

Lizarralde

2019

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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Research and development organisations (RTOs) are at the heart of innovation systems. They help to connect innovation system actors to foster industrial innovation. Due to this intermediary role, they act as paradigmatic open innovation (OI) actors. In this context, RTOs need to balance their knowledge stocks and flows, while assuring their own innovation capabilities and positively impacting the innovation system they influence. Thus, RTOs need to develop collaboration approaches that support their own performance while increasing their capabilities and not threatening their competitive advantages derived from their knowledge stock. In this study we extend the OI research to research organisations analysing their OI approach and the impact on its own performance, developing a new framework for OI study in RTOs using a partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach. The research, based on a sample of Spanish RTOs, arises two substantive conclusions. First, an increased number of collaboration partners (collaboration breadth) and the use of a variety of OI practices have a strong impact on RTOs’ overall performance (scientific, transference, and economic results). Second, RTOs need to foster their aperture and promote an active management to benefit from collaborating partners, whereas managers should pay special attention to questions related to the protection and management of intellectual property when promoting the use of different OI practices. Both results also emphasise the importance of managing firms’ knowledge flows in the implementation of OI in RTOs.

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Do research institutes benefit from their network positions in research collaboration networks with industries or/and universities?

Cited by 72 publications

References 111 publications

Quadruple helix as a network of relationships: creating value within a Swedish regional innovation system

Quadruple helix as a network of relationships: creating value within a Swedish regional innovation system

Implementing Open Innovation in Research and Technology Organisations: Approaches and Impact

International Networks and Sustainable Development

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