Examines whether the relationship between small firms and university-based research is the reason that small firms are more innovative and produce more significant innovations than large firms. Data for this analysis were collected from 209 firms in the manufacturing industry, identified through...

"In order to understand collaborative research activity in the United States, it is important to understand the contextual environment in which firms pursue a collaborative research strategy. The U.S. environment for formal collaborative research was established through a number of policy...