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Are traditional industrial partnerships so strategic for res off development?

This paper aims to contribute to the literature on research spin-offs (SOs) and strategic alliances. The research SO phenomenon has attracted significant attention in recent years. Yet, research SOs might present a particular situation regarding their economic development. Therefore, the paper focu...

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Main Author: Benghozi; Pierre-Jean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
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245 |a Are traditional industrial partnerships so strategic for res off development?  |c Some evidence from the Italian case / Benghozi; Pierre-Jean 
260 |c 2014 
300 |a 47-79 
520 |a This paper aims to contribute to the literature on research spin-offs (SOs) and strategic alliances. The research SO phenomenon has attracted significant attention in recent years. Yet, research SOs might present a particular situation regarding their economic development. Therefore, the paper focuses on the relevance of traditional industrial partnerships and introduces a new and complementary approach for studying and analysing the role of alliances for this particular kind of firm. The results of a questionnaire investigation of Italian research SOs with and without a traditional industrial partner are investigated and supported by a linear regression model. Due to recent initiatives - a growing interest in the research SO phenomenon - and the increasing number of established research SOs, Italy is a suitable case study for such an investigation. Nonetheless, the results are generalizable beyond the Italian case. The findings demonstrate thought-provoking - and somehow unexpected - results regarding the role of traditional alliances in shaping the geographical and industrial environment as well as the performance, added value, age and production process of the company. This... 
650 |a Case Study 
650 |a Italy 
650 |a Digital Business Ecosystems 
650 |a Business Ecosystems 
650 |a Technology Transfer 
650 |a Science Parks 
650 |a Industrial Partnerships 
650 |a Partnerships 
650 |a Research Spin-Offs 
773 |a Entrepreneurship & Regional Development  |d January 
999 |c 41539  |d 41539