University-industry interactions and innovation in India : patterns, determinants, and effects in select industries

Date

2009

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Institute of Economic Research (Director Soo-Haeng Kim), Seoul National University, Seoul, KR

Abstract

Although there are only low levels of university-industry interaction at this point (2009) in India, the study suggests that firms which collaborated with universities and Public Research Institutions (PRIs) achieved a higher level of innovative ability. The article discusses the important channels of innovation transmission as perceived by firms; the status of university-industry interaction and driving factors; industry/firm level characteristics of interaction; and analyzes the innovative outcomes of such interactions. The study is based on two surveys, one involving 460 firms and the other involving 735 professors/scientists employed in universities, technical colleges, and publicly funded research institutes.

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INDIA, UNIVERSITIES, INNOVATION SYSTEMS, TRIPLE HELIX, UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY LINKAGES, INDUSTRIAL INNOVATIONS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, SOUTH ASIA

Citation

Joseph, K. J., & Abraham, V. (2009). University-Industry Interactions and Innovation in India: Patterns, Determinants, and Effects in Select Industries. Seoul Journal of Economics, 22 (4): 467-498.

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