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Cooperation for Innovation in the European Union: Outlook and Evidences Using CIS for 15 European Countries

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  • Luísa Carvalho

    (Universidade Aberta and CEFAGE-Universidade de Évora)

  • Maria José Madeira

    (University of Beira Interior)

  • João Carvalho

    (University of Beira Interior)

  • Dulcineia Catarina Moura

    (University of Beira Interior)

  • Filipe P. Duarte

    (University of Beira Interior)

Abstract

Cooperation for innovation is understood as an essential element in the innovation process of European firms. The aim is to compare how the different sources of information (external and internal) and cooperation for innovation are used in manufacturing and services in Europe using Community Innovation Survey (CIS) data for 15 European countries. The empirical study uses a sample of firms included in the CIS (2008), which covers 15 European countries and applies multivarious data analysis techniques to extract results. The results of this research suggest that firms use simultaneously different sources of information for cooperation, revealing different patterns of cooperation according to the activity sector in Europe. This paper brings some important insights about cooperation for innovation and suggests some patterns in Europe useful to design public policies, due de similar behavior of some countries grouped according with geography, development status or other economic features. Thus, this article seeks to frame the subject based on a literature review that raises a set of study hypotheses and presents an empirical study applied to cooperation for innovation in Europe using the CIS for 15 European countries.

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  • Luísa Carvalho & Maria José Madeira & João Carvalho & Dulcineia Catarina Moura & Filipe P. Duarte, 2018. "Cooperation for Innovation in the European Union: Outlook and Evidences Using CIS for 15 European Countries," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 9(2), pages 506-525, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jknowl:v:9:y:2018:i:2:d:10.1007_s13132-018-0520-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s13132-018-0520-6
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