International Regional Patterns of R&D Networks Involving Low Tech SMEs

Authors

  • Aurora A.C. Teixeira CEF.UP, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto; INESC Porto
  • Paulo Santos
  • Ana Paula Delgado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242013000200001

Keywords:

Regional Innovation System, cooperation, innovation, SMEs, CRAFTs

Abstract

A large number of studies have emphasized the spatial proximity of economic activity and its relation to the spatiality of knowledge creation in various types of connections. Far less attention has been paid to the understanding of the determinants of ‘cultural’ and geographical proximity in international R&D cooperation projects involving SMEs and the role of the quality of the Regional Innovation System (RIS). Using a database of completed European Cooperative Research projects, we conclude that: 1) technologically more complex projects are more likely to involve ‘culturally’ and geographically distant partners; 2) RIS related variables determine ‘cultural’ proximity but not geographical proximity; 3) at first sight surprisingly, international cooperation projects involving the 1st promoters of innovation-led regions (high patent propensity and high human capital levels) are culturally more distant.

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Published

2013-03-01

How to Cite

Teixeira, A. A., Santos, P., & Delgado, A. P. (2013). International Regional Patterns of R&D Networks Involving Low Tech SMEs. Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 8(2), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242013000200001

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Research Articles