The interplay of cognitive and relational social capital dimensions in university-industry collaboration: Overcoming the experience barrier
The interplay of cognitive and relational social capital dimensions in university-industry collaboration: Overcoming the experience barrier
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大学与产业合作中认知和关系社会资本维度的相互作用：克服经验障碍
DOI：
10.1016/j.respol.2018.07.004
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发表时间：
2018-12
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影响因子：
7.2
通讯作者：
Marianne Steinmo;Einar Rasmussen
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作者：
Marianne Steinmo;Einar Rasmussen
在创新过程中利用大学与产业合作被视为企业竞争力的主要驱动力。然而，成功的外部关系背后的组织动力仍然知之甚少。通过对 15 个创新项目的纵向案例研究，我们研究了在与大学和公共研究组织合作方面具有不同程度经验的公司如何依靠不同的社会资本维度来实现成功的合作。我们发现，经验丰富的企业在认知社会资本的基础上建立外部合作，但随着时间的推移，关系社会资本会加强这一基础。相反，经验不足的公司最初将其大学合作建立在关系性社会资本的基础上，随着时间的推移，认知社会资本会强化这种关系。基于这些发现，我们对大学与产业合作中社会资本不同维度的相互作用进行了理论分析。我们的研究对于协作创新项目的管理具有重要意义。特别是，它提供了指导，使经验不足的公司能够与大学合作伙伴开展成功的合作。
The use of university-industry collaboration in the innovation process is viewed as a major driver of firm competitiveness. The organizational dynamics underlying successful external relationships, however, remain poorly understood. Using longitudinal case studies of 15 innovation projects, we examine how firms with varying degrees of experience in collaborating with universities and public research organizations rely on different social capital dimensions to achieve successful collaborations. We find that experienced firms establish external collaborations on the basis of cognitive social capital, but this basis is reinforced by relational social capital over time. Conversely, less experienced firms initially base their university collaborations on relational social capital, which is reinforced by cognitive social capital over time. Based on these findings, we theorize on the interplay of different dimensions of social capital in university-industry collaborations over time. Our study has important implications for the management of collaborative innovation projects. In particular, it provides guidance to enable less experienced firms to develop successful collaborations with university partners.