Learning by firms: the black box of South Africa's innovation system

Lorentzen, Jo

doi:10.3152/030234209x403262

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“…PROs in Latin America are largely underfinanced and need more support Notes 1. The same pattern is described by Lorentzen (2009), Lall and Pietrobelli (2002) and Muchie et al (2003) with reference to African countries. 2.…”

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Channels and benefits of interactions between public research organisations and industry: comparing four Latin American countries

Dutrénit

Arza

2010

Sci. and Pub. Pol.

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This paper compares the results of four country studies (Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica and Mexico) on the relative effectiveness of channels of interactions between public research organisations (PROs) and industry in driving specific types of benefits for researchers and firms. All studies used micro-datasets developed by a joint project using common questionnaires. Channels of interactions were classified into four groups (traditional, services, bi-directional and commercial) while benefits were classified into two groups for firms (short-term production and long-term innovation) and for researchers (economic and intellectual). It is found that the bi-directional (knowledge flows in both directions) and the services (knowledge flows mainly from PROs to firms) channels drive intellectual benefits for researchers. Firms tend to value the traditional channel (i.e. graduates, publications, conferences) more than any other channel. However, it is the bi-directional channel that drives the best benefits, especially those related to contributions to innovation activities.

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Channels and benefits of interactions between public research organisations and industry: comparing four Latin American countries

Dutrénit

Arza

2010

Sci. and Pub. Pol.

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“…1 However, it is broadly recognised that PROs have evolved having limited linkages with firms in developing countries, which contributes to the weaknesses of their NSI (Cimoli, 2000;Lall and Pietrobelli, 2002;Cassiolato et al, 2003;Muchie et al, 2003;Lorentzen 2009;Dutrénit et al, 2010). Stronger PRO-I interactions can play a role in consolidating NSIs in developing countries, as they may promote virtuous circles in the production and diffusion of knowledge.…”

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Channels of interaction between public research organisations and industry and their benefits: evidence from Mexico

2010

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The process of knowledge transfer between public research organisations and industry occurs through multiple channels of interaction, however, there are differences in terms of the benefits that the agents perceive. Based on micro-data, this paper explores which channels are the most effective for triggering different benefits perceived by researchers and firms involved in such interactions in Mexico. The results suggest that researchers obtain intellectual benefits from the bi-directional and the traditional channels. Firms obtain benefits related to production activities and innovation strategies from the bidirectional and the services channels, while the traditional channel only provides production-related benefits. These results raise different policy issues. First, fostering the bi-directional channel could contribute to building virtuous circles. Secondly, it is necessary to align the incentives to foster other channels of interaction. Thirdly, a change in the researchers' incentives is required to induce new benefits from interactions.

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“…However, it is broadly recognized that PRO have evolved at a different pace and with only limited interaction with other agents in developing countries (Cimoli, 2000;Lall and Pietrobelli, 2002;Cassiolato, et al, 2003;Muchie, et al, 2003;Lorentzen, 2009;Dutrénit, et al 2010b). On the one hand, firms do not see PRO as a primary source of knowledge and a partner for innovation activities; on the other, academic researchers are more likely to be engaged in basic research than in technology-development projects.…”

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Best channels of academia–industry interaction for long-term benefit

2012

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Interactions between public research organizations and industry can be conceptualized as having three main stages: drivers of interaction, channels of interaction, and the perceived benefits from collaboration. Both of the agents differ in terms of the incentives they have to collaborate and the behaviors they adopt during the collaboration process. Following a three-stage model based on Crépon, Duguet, and Mairesse (1998), this paper discusses the impact of drivers of collaboration on channels of interaction, and the impact of these channels on the perceived benefits by researchers and firms. The methodology also allows firm-level benefits from interaction to be connected with researchers' characteristics via the analysis of four common channels of interaction for firms and researchers. The study is based on original data collected through two surveys, carried out in Mexico during 2008, of R&D and product-development managers of firms and of academic researchers. Our results show that all channels of interaction play an important role in determining benefits; however, they differ in terms of their impact on short-or long-term benefits for firms. The channels related to joint and contract R&D, property rights, and human resources are the best, as they have a higher impact on long-term benefits for firms. Policy implications derived from this study focus on specific actions that enhance those researchers' characteristics related to the best channels for fostering long-term benefits for firms.

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Learning by firms: the black box of South Africa's innovation system

Cited by 26 publications

References 30 publications

Channels and benefits of interactions between public research organisations and industry: comparing four Latin American countries

Channels and benefits of interactions between public research organisations and industry: comparing four Latin American countries

Channels of interaction between public research organisations and industry and their benefits: evidence from Mexico

Best channels of academia–industry interaction for long-term benefit

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