Summary information
Study title
Survey of University-Firm Interactions and Innovation: a Comparison of the North West, East of England and Wales, 2002-2007
Creator
Boden, R., University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Cardiff School of Management, Institute for Social Innovation
Howells, J., University of Manchester, Manchester Business School, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research
Lettice, F., University of East Anglia, Faculty of Social Sciences, Norwich Business School
Study number / PID
6606 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-6606-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The aim of the research was to develop a deeper empirically based understanding of the impacts of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) on the innovativeness and competitiveness of regional economies. The research gathered new data and metrics on regional university-industry links as it relates to research and innovation across three regions: Wales, the North West and the East of England (selected on the basis of their diversity in relation to sectoral specialisation, differences in their industrial histories, and heterogeneity in governance structures). The key data corresponds to an 'inside-out' perspective; it takes firms as the unit of analysis and explores how HEIs and businesses interact within the surrounding industrial environment to uncover the character of regional innovation network relationships, the dynamics of their emergence, the effectiveness of the mediating role of regional institutions and the barriers to regional innovation performance.
Further information can be found on the ESRC Award web page.
Main Topics:
The questionnaire includes the following sections:
- firm characteristics
- innovation
- university collaborations
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/06/2008 - 01/02/2009
Country
England, Wales
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Some of the questions refer to 2002 and 2007.
Analysis unit
Institutions/organisations
National
Universe
Registered firms (Business Units) in the North West of England, East of England and Wales, 2008-2009.
Sampling procedure
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Kind of data
Numeric
Data collection mode
Postal survey
Funding information
Grant number
RES-171-25-0038
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
2011
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
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