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Drivers of University–Industry Links: The Case of Knowledge-Intensive Business Service Firms in Rural Locations

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  • Robert Huggins

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Johnston A. and Huggins R. Drivers of university–industry links: the case of knowledge-intensive business service firms in rural locations, Regional Studies. Establishing collaborative links with universities is a difficult task with an uncertain outcome and influenced by many factors including location, geographic distance, compatibility of interests, shared understanding and prior experience of collaboration. Drawing on an analysis of knowledge-intensive business service firms (KIBS) located in predominantly rural districts of the UK, this paper examines the influences on partner selection when developing formal university linkage through knowledge transfer partnerships. The findings indicate that both geographic and organizational proximity are significantly associated with partner choice, indicating that the formation of university–industry links is the result not only of spatial factors but also of prior experience of collaboration.

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  • Andrew Johnston & Robert Huggins, 2016. "Drivers of University–Industry Links: The Case of Knowledge-Intensive Business Service Firms in Rural Locations," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(8), pages 1330-1345, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:50:y:2016:i:8:p:1330-1345
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2015.1009028
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    1. Krzysztof BORODAKO & Jadwiga BERBEKA & Michał RUDNICKI & Mariusz ŠAPCZYŃSKI, 2021. "Online Visibility and Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Performance: The Scope of Interrelatedness," Journal of Emerging Trends in Marketing and Management, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, vol. 1(1), pages 157-173, August.
    2. Andrew Johnston & Peter Wells, 2020. "Assessing the role of universities in a place-based Industrial Strategy: Evidence from the UK," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 35(4), pages 384-402, June.
    3. Kamilla Kohn Rådberg & Hans Löfsten, 2024. "The entrepreneurial university and development of large-scale research infrastructure: exploring the emerging university function of collaboration and leadership," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 49(1), pages 334-366, February.
    4. Roncancio-Marin, Jason & Dentchev, Nikolay & Guerrero, Maribel & Díaz-González, Abel & Crispeels, Thomas, 2022. "University-Industry joint undertakings with high societal impact: A micro-processes approach," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 174(C).
    5. Marcin Baron, 2021. "Open Innovation Capacity of the Polish Universities," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 12(1), pages 73-95, March.
    6. Vivien Lefebvre, 2023. "Business group affiliation in resource-scarce locations," Journal of Organization Design, Springer;Organizational Design Community, vol. 12(3), pages 121-140, September.
    7. Robert Huggins & Daniel Prokop & Piers Thompson, 2020. "Universities and open innovation: the determinants of network centrality," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 45(3), pages 718-757, June.
    8. Hans Löfsten & Anders Isaksson & Heikki Rannikko, 2023. "Entrepreneurial networks, geographical proximity, and their relationship to firm growth: a study of 241 small high-tech firms," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 48(6), pages 2280-2306, December.
    9. Fabrizio Errico & Angelo Corallo & Alessandra Spennato & Gianna Elisa Berlingerio, 2024. "Spatial Proximity Versus Social Distance: Partnership Development in the Cross-Border Cooperation," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(1), pages 461-486, March.
    10. Johnston, Andrew & Huggins, Robert, 2018. "Partner selection and university-industry linkages: Assessing small firms' initial perceptions of the credibility of their partners," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 15-26.

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