How to evaluate innovations, especially in the beginning of new product development, is a
question constantly posed by academics, managers, and policymakers. One reason for this …

This paper investigates the impact of publicly funded university–industry collaboration on UK
firms' R&D effort. We test the hypotheses that project participation has a positive effect on …

This study summarizes the main conclusions from a systematic review of the empirical
literature regarding the impact on firms of the use of knowledge external sources …

We evaluate the impact of the EC's Seventh Framework Programme, a large-scale research
subsidy programme, on the innovation activities of subsidized firms, with a particular regard …

There are both benefits and risks involved in interactions between public research
organisations (PROs) and industry. This paper proposes a conceptual framework that …

The success of open innovation as a new paradigm to enhance innovation development has
brought public authorities to incentivize firms to collaborate with external organisations …

The process of knowledge transfer between public research organisations and industry
occurs through multiple channels of interaction, however, there are differences in terms of …

This paper provides novel empirical evidence on the effectiveness of regional research and
innovation policies for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It investigated two …

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 …

Abstract Knowledge flows between universities, public research institutes and firms may
take various channels according to agents' motivations and expected benefits. Models were …