Towards a Taxonomy of Firms Engaged in International R&D Networks: an Evaluation of the Spanish Participation in Eureka

Journal of Technology Management & Innovation

Bruno B. Fischer¹  José Molero² 

[1] Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad Complutense de Madrid/Grupo de Investigación en Economía y Política de la Innovación (GRINEI) Universidad Complutense de Madrid;Professor of Applied EconomicsUniversidad Complutense de MadridHead of Grupo de Investigación en Economía y Política de la Innovación (GRINEI);

关键词: Innovation Policy;    Eureka Programme;    Spanish Innovation System;    R&D Collaboration.;   

DOI  :  10.4067/S0718-27242012000300011

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Innovation is increasingly becoming an internationalized process and a strategy that has recently been playing a central role in this scenario is that of R&D collaboration. To assess the outcomes of this strategy we develop an evaluation of Eureka Programme’s impact for the case of Spanish companies participating in this initiative and that had projects finished in the period 2000-2005. A total of 77 firms were assessed through statistical association methods and cluster analysis. Company size, Role in the Project, Firm Sector and R&D intensity are significantly associated with the projects’ impacts on Spanish participants. A consistent taxonomy is offered in which three clusters are built: (1) Risky Innovators; (2) Inventors; and (3) Consistent Innovators.

【 授权许可】

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