International R&D cooperation between low-tech SMEs: The role of cultural and geographical proximity

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2008

Autores

Aurora A C Teixeira (Autor) FEP; Paulo Santos (Autor) Outra; Ana Oliveira Brochado (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: European Planning Studies

Vol. 16 Nº 6

Páginas: 785-810

ISSN: 0965-4313

Editora: Taylor & Francis

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 29 Citações

Scopus - 37 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências sociais > Geografia económica e social

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-004-374

DOI: 10.1080/09654310802079411

Abstract (EN): Although there is a considerable amount of empirical evidence on inter-firm collaborations within technology-based industries, there are only a few works focussing on R&D cooperation by low-tech firms, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Providing further and new evidence based on a recently built database of CRAFT projects, this study analyses the relationship between technology and proximity in international R&D networks using HOMALS and statistical cluster techniques. The resulting typology of international cooperative R&D projects highlights that successful international cooperative R&D projects are both culturally/geographically closer and distant. Moreover, and quite interestingly, geographically distant projects are technologically more advanced whereas those located near each other are essentially low-tech. Such evidence is likely to reflect the tacit-codified knowledge debate boosted recently by the information and communication technology (ICT) "revolution" emphasized by the prophets of the "Death of Distance" and the "End of Geography".

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 26