How relevant is university-based scientific research to private high-technology firms? A United States-Japan comparison

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Spencer, JW
• 署名单位: George Washington University
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/3069465
• 发表日期: 2001
• 页码: 432-440
• 关键词: industry

摘要

This cross-national study explores the relative contributions of academic and corporate research to subsequent industrial R&D activities within one industry. Japanese university research emerged as less influential than Japanese corporate research. The difference between the relevance of U.S. university and U.S. corporate research was only marginally significant. In both countries, university research appeared to contribute most to domestic firms. These findings accentuate the role that national institutional structures play in influencing a country's university research activity.