University-Industry Links and Regional Development
Thinking beyond Knowledge Spillovers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5877440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tamsin Davies (0009-0007-9219-3952, V. B. Sochava Institute of Geography, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1058-1074 |
| Publication date | 2008-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geography Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-8198 • E-ISSN: 1749-8198 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2008.00124.x |
| OpenAlex | W1985064540 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 55 |
The use, nature and movement of knowledge have a central place in recent debates concerning contemporary economies. Within this context, knowledge spillovers from universities to industry are believed to be an important driver of innovation. Because these spillovers are thought to be geographically localised, they have a potentially important role in developing the regional economy. However, the concept of the knowledge spillover, although widely accepted in the literature, is not unproblematic. This article explores the theoretical assumptions behind the academic knowledge spillover, namely that academic knowledge is a public good, inherently tacit and context-independent. It argues that such assumptions make knowledge spillovers between universities and firms appear more likely than they in fact are. Instead, a mixture of informal and formal, market-related activities enable knowledge flow between universities and industry. Knowledge flows are governed by processes of transfer, translation and transformation that impact on the mobilities of different types of knowledge. However, the mechanisms authors have proposed for knowledge spillovers, such as social networks, are still important. As far as the contributions, such linkages make to regional development are concerned, these may be affected by both the socio-cultural environment of the region and extra-regional factors
Business · Descriptive knowledge · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Industrial organization · Knowledge economy · Knowledge management · Knowledge spillover · Knowledge transfer · Spillover effect · Tacit knowledge · Higher Education Governance and Development · Intellectual Capital and Performance Analysis · Regional Development and Policy
The Cold War and American science
Communities of Practice
Knowledge Economies
Universities, Innovation, and Territorial Development
Spatial knowledge spillovers and university research
Interpretive Barriers to Successful Product Innovation in Large Firms
Translating Local Knowledge at Organizational Peripheries
University spillovers and new firm location
Why all this fuss about codified and tacit knowledge?
The Search for R&D Spillovers
Knowledge and Organization
A Pragmatic View of Knowledge and Boundaries
Sharing Meaning Across Occupational Communities
The economic benefits of publicly funded basic research
Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?
Regional innovation systems
Transferring, Translating, and Transforming
The university and the city
Maximising the local economic, environmental and social benefits of a university
The university as a local source of expertise
New Universities and their cities, the case of Vaasa, Finland
Universities and knowledge-based economic growth
The economic impact of Cardiff University
The urban role of a new university
Beyond the Silicon Valley
Tiers of Engagement by Universities in their Region's Development
Collective Learning, Tacit Knowledge and Regional Innovative Capacity
High‐technology clustering through spin‐out and attraction
Collective Learning Processes, Networking and ‘Institutional Thickness' in the Cambridge Region
Codification, patents and the geography of knowledge transfer in the electronic musical instrument industry
The Geographic Sources of Innovation
Tacit knowledge and the economic geography of context, or The undefinable tacitness of being (there)
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |