Firm's cooperation activities: The relevance of public research, proximity and personal ties - A study of technology-oriented firms in East Germany

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Cooperation in innovation processes has become crucial for the competitiveness of many firms. This paper focuses on technology-oriented East German firms and analyses details of their cooperation behaviour by studying the relationships between geographic and social proximity, the importance and frequency of cooperative interaction and the attributes of innovation cooperation partners that influence the importance of cooperation. Data is collected in two questionnaires and analysed by regressions. It is found, among other results, that cooperation that is established via personal contacts is, on average, more helpful and important for firms but involves less frequent interaction.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Papers on Innovation and Space ; No. 06.13

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Production and Organizations: General ; Education: Government Policy ; Management of Technological Innovation and R&D ; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
• Subject: cooperation ; firm ; East Germany ; policy

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Schlump, Charlotte ; Brenner, Thomas
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Philipps-University Marburg, Department of Geography
• (where): Marburg
• (when): 2013

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/111889
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET