eprintid: 3991
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2022-08-25 13:48:19
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type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Hofstra, Else
creators_id: S4106822
creators_email: e.m.hofstra@student.rug.nl
title: The Role of Geographical Proximity in University-University and University-Industry Collaborations
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: This research focuses on the role of geographical proximity in forming collaborative ties between different universities (U-U collaboration) and between a university and industry (U-I collaboration). These collaborative ties are important in creating innovation and innovation is a major predictor of economic growth. So, it is important to gather more knowledge on collaborative ties to shape policies in a way that stimulates innovation. The main research question focuses on to what extent there is a difference in the role of geographical proximity between these two types of collaborations. The aim of the research is thus to find out whether U-U collaborations and U-I collaborations have a different relation to geographical proximity. The research focuses on the University of Groningen, located in the north of the Netherlands. A quantitative method is used to address this question. Secondary data from a patent database is processed and manually prepared for statistical data analysis via a t-test and Mann-Whitney test. The results indicate that geographical proximity is important in explaining both U-U and U-I collaborations. However, geographical proximity is more important for U-I collaborations as this combination of different organizations makes use of more tacit knowledge and deals with different incentive structures and institutions. The results recommend regional policies to focus even more on the promotion of U-I collaboration, as U-I collaboration especially takes place at a regional scale. Governments could encourage industries to locate their companies at university campuses. Future research should dive into the joint effect of multiple proximity dimensions on U-I collaborations. Moreover, future work could include the values of patent applications, instead of only counting patents.
date: 2022
pages: 20
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Abbasiharofteh, M.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Economische Geografie
tutors_email: m.abbasiharofteh@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Geographical proximity
keywords_local: Innovation
keywords_local: Collaborative ties
keywords_local: Institutional proximity
keywords_local: Patents
keywords_local: Universities
keywords_local: Industries
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2022-08-25
citation:   Hofstra, Else  (2022) The Role of Geographical Proximity in University-University and University-Industry Collaborations.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3991/1/BachelorThesis_S4106822.pdf