We assess the importance of information flows from universities to innovative firms and determine the relative contribution of formal collaboration and pure knowledge spillovers in this process. We find that spillovers provide the most benefit to firms that imitate existing technologies or those...

La littérature en gestion et en économie s’est intéressée aux raisons des coopérations interentreprises puis plus récemment, des relations science-industrie. La recherche publique n’a pas fait l’objet d’étude à ce sujet. L’objectif de cet article est d’identifier si les...

When public research laboratories and industry meet to produce and exchange knowledge and technologies, they face decisions about how to frame these collaborations to make the best use of each partner’s resources, ensure a productive and fair outcome, and defuse any tensions and conflicts. In...

The French National Research Agency is a public organisation devoted to competitive research projects. This funding agency is part of the incentive public policy dedicated to research. In the current context of rationalization of public funding, this organisation supports the efficiency of the...

Le rapport étudie la situation de l'Union européenne, comparée à celle des Etats-Unis, en matière de politique industrielle et d'innovation, notamment dans les technologies de l'information, de la communication et de la biologie ; il fait le point sur les politiques industrielles menées en...

L'objectif de cet article est, à partir de l‟étude de deux cas réels de conception de programmes de recherche au sein de l‟Agence Nationale de la Recherche, de développer une analyse sur les trois approches – jeux d‟acteurs, instrumentation, et concepts et connaissances à l‟oeuvre...

This paper explores the relationship between innovation and vocational training. We consider a linear feedback model to explain the dynamics of count data processes relative to patenting activities, R&D and training expenditures. Estimations are made on a panel data set relative to French...

This article investigates the effects of human capital and technological capital on innovation. While the role of technological capital as measured by research and development (R&D) expenditure has been intensively investigated, few studies have been made on the effect of employee training on...