(Nowy Sacz School of Business – National-Louis University, 2014) Marina, Solesvik; Magnus, Gulbrandsen
Building upon insights from earlier investigations of innovation collaboration from
a regional perspective as well as the triple helix perspective, local/regional innovation
systems and open innovation approaches, this study explores whether cooperation
between firms, universities and government increases the intensity of innovation
equally for the capital city and peripheral regions. We investigate whether firms located
in the capital region benefit more from public support, cooperation with universities,
and cooperation with different stakeholders than firms located in peripheral regions.
Using logistic binary regressions, we find that capital region firms are generally not
more innovative than those located elsewhere. We also find no effect on innovation
from cooperation with universities, although public support is related to engagement
in product and process innovations. Our results warn against simple applications of
triple helix and open innovation approaches, as many forms of collaboration seem to
have little impact on innovation, regardless of regional context.