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| Author: | MacPherson, A. |
| Title: | Academic-industry linkages and small firm innovation: evidence from the scientific instruments sector |
| Journal: | Entrepreneurship & Regional Development
1998 : OCT-DEC, VOL. 10:4, p. 261-276 |
| Index terms: | INDUSTRIES COMPANIES INFORMATION |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper explores the role of academic linkages in the product development efforts of small and medium-sized manufacturing firms (SMFs). Data from a sample of 204 SMFs in New York State's scientific instruments sector suggest that university research units can play a helpful role in small firm innovation. Knowledge spillovers from the academic sector are shown to be geographically localized. A key finding is that the intensity of academic SMF interaction varies inversely with the time-distance that separates firms from major campuses. |
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