Do Science and Technology Parks Work as Drivers of Firm Innovation? Empirical Evidence From Portugal

IF 4.2 3区 管理学 Q2 MANAGEMENT
Júlio Paulo da Silva Martins, María Jesús Rodríguez-Gulías, Raul Rios-Rodríguez, David Rodeiro-Pazos
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Science and technology parks were conceived to promote firm performance and innovation, and they have become increasingly important in local and regional development policies. However, there are few empirical studies on their effectiveness as drivers of firm innovation, and existing studies have also reported mixed results, which could be due to small sample sizes and biases in the selection of control samples. To overcome these constraints, we analyse a sample of 553 firms located in parks and a control sample of firms located outside, selected through propensity score matching, which is a novel contribution to the literature. Portugal, a lower-middle income country representative of the European periphery, is used as case study. The results indicate that location in parks positively and significantly affects having some patent activity, as well as the number of patents filed, but no significant effect is found for patents granted.

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科技园区是企业创新的驱动力吗?来自葡萄牙的经验证据
科技园区的设想是促进企业绩效和创新,它们在地方和区域发展政策中变得越来越重要。然而,关于它们作为企业创新驱动因素的有效性的实证研究很少,现有的研究也报告了不同的结果,这可能是由于样本量小和控制样本选择的偏差。为了克服这些限制,我们分析了553家位于园区内的公司样本和位于园区外的公司的控制样本,通过倾向得分匹配选择,这是对文献的一个新颖贡献。葡萄牙是一个中等偏下收入国家,是欧洲外围地区的代表。结果表明,园区地理位置对专利活动、专利申请量有显著正向影响,对专利授权量无显著影响。
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期刊介绍: Creativity and Innovation Management bridges the gap between the theory and practice of organizing imagination and innovation. The journal''s central consideration is how to challenge and facilitate creative potential, and how then to embed this into results-oriented innovative business development. The creativity of individuals, coupled with structured and well-managed innovation projects, creates a sound base from which organizations may operate effectively within their inter-organizational and societal environment. Today, successful operations must go hand in hand with the ability to anticipate future opportunities. Therefore, a cultural focus and inspiring leadership are as crucial to an organization''s success as efficient structural arrangements and support facilities. This is reflected in the journal''s contents: -Leadership for creativity and innovation; the behavioural side of innovation management. -Organizational structures and processes to support creativity and innovation; interconnecting creative and innovative processes. -Creativity, motivation, work environment/creative climate and organizational behaviour, creative and innovative entrepreneurship. -Deliberate development of creative and innovative skills including the use of a variety of tools such as TRIZ or CPS. -Creative professions and personalities; creative products; the relationship between creativity and humour; arts and amp; humanities side of creativity.
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