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How can R&D programs induce unplanned R&D collaborative networks in clusters?
Title: How can R&D programs induce unplanned R&D collaborative networks in clusters? |
Authors: Belso-Martinez, José A.  López-Sánchez, María José  Diez Vial, Isabel  Sánchez, María D. |
Editor: De Gruyter |
Department: Departamentos de la UMH::Estudios Económicos y Financieros |
Issue Date: 2021 |
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11000/34783 |
Abstract:
Abstract: R&D policies are usually designed to enhance
firms’ internal capabilities, but do not explicitly target
R&D cooperation. In this research, we propose that R&D
programs can be a suitable instrument when it comes to
fostering informal collaborative networking. We focus on a
regional level, the cluster, and establish that firms can use
their R&D subsidies not only to become more innovative,
i. e. input-output additionality, but also to develop R&D
informal collaborations, i. e. behavior additionality. To
test this hypothesis, relational data from a biotechnologi-
cal cluster in Alicante (Spain) have been analyzed. Results
from ERGM confirm that promoting internal R&D efforts
prompts the formation of knowledge-based relation-
ships at the cluster level. Policy makers should consider
this unforeseen behavior when designing and evaluating
non-collaborative R&D support programs. New evidence
on the role of distant and diverse non-local linkages on
local network dynamics is also provided.
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Keywords/Subjects: Industrial cluster Innovation policy Exponen- tial Random Graph Model Behavioral additionality Informal Networks |
Knowledge area: CDU: Ciencias sociales: Economía |
Type of document: info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Access rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/zfw-2021-0001 |
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