In this article we analyse whether university-industry relations (UIR) work to inhibit university researchers' scientific productivity. We find that UIR exercise a positive effect on university scientific productivity when they are based on the development of activities with high scientific...

Un tema que ha cobrado importancia en los últimos años ha sido el papel de las universidades en el desarrollo socioeconómico de su entorno. Desde diversas esferas se ha estimulado a las universidades para que adopten una "Tercera Misión", relacionada con la generación, aplicación y...

This paper analyses the effect of interaction with universities on firms? innovation output, measured as the degree of novelty of product innovation. The analysis is based on a sample of 3,257 manufacturing firms, active in innovation, and located in Spain. We distinguish between two types of...

This paper presents empirical evidence on the effect of external knowledge sourcing strategies on the development of both product and process innovations, and assesses the degree to which such effects are influenced by the firm's internal technological capacities. In our analysis, we consider...

This article presents a new model for analyzing determinants of absorptive capacity in companies and shows how can be operacionalized. We propose that absorptive capacity is not only determined by R&D activities but also by a set of internal factors, which we group into three basic categories:...

Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar el papel que ejerce la cooperación con agentes científicos (universidades, OPIs) sobre la innovación industrial, usando una muestra amplia de empresas manufactureras localizadas en un país tecnológicamente seguidor (España). Para ello se...

This paper provides empirical evidence on the effect of the external knowledge sourcing strategies adopted by firms, on the development of both product and process innovation, and assesses to what extent this effect is influenced by the firm's internal technological capabilities. Our empirical...

La cada vez mayor importancia que está adquiriendo el conocimiento en las sociedades contemporáneas hace necesario profundizar en el análisis de la relación existente entre ciencia e innovación. Este artículo la aborda considerando como ha evolucionado nuestra concepción sobre los...