Effects of University-Industry Interaction on Firm’s Innovation: Empirical Evidence from Brazilian Firms.

Authors

  • Daniel Pedro Puffal UNISINOS - Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
  • Rafael Teixeira UNISINOS - Universidade do Vale do Rio do Sinos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/ijsm.v13i1.1884

Keywords:

Innovation, University-Industry Interaction, Strategic Alliances.

Abstract

This paper investigates the university-industry interaction and its effect on the likelihood of product and process innovation, in a developing country. We argue that firms differ in the type and determinants of interactions with universities and these differences may result in different innovation outcomes. We collected and analyzed primary data from 325 firms that had any interaction with universities in previous years. Logistic regression results provide some support for our argument by demonstrating how different types of interaction result in different innovation outcomes.

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Author Biographies

Daniel Pedro Puffal, UNISINOS - Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Doutor em Administração pela UNISINOS, Professor e Pesquisador no Programa de Pós Graduação em Gestão de Negócios da UNISINOS

Rafael Teixeira, UNISINOS - Universidade do Vale do Rio do Sinos

Doutor em Administração pela Clemson University, Professor e Pesquisador no Programa de Pós Graduação em Administração da UNISINOS.

Published

01.03.2014

How to Cite

Puffal, D. P., & Teixeira, R. (2014). Effects of University-Industry Interaction on Firm’s Innovation: Empirical Evidence from Brazilian Firms. Revista Ibero-Americana De Estratégia, 13(1), 07–21. https://doi.org/10.5585/ijsm.v13i1.1884