La capacidad de absorción en la transferencia de conocimiento y la innovación.

Against a background of increasing international competition and rapid technological change, universities and industry have often engaged in collaboration as a means of improving cross-unit transfers of the resources, capabilities, and knowledge. It is well acknowledged that innovation has become a strategic source in creating sustainable competitive advantages for firms. Since innovation is increasingly related to a firm’s ability to assimilate and exploit external knowledge, firms are facing challenges of accessing knowledge and sources of innovation. One of the sources for accessing external knowledge is the knowledge generated in universities. Therefore, the objective of this project is to review the literature on university-industry interactions and to identify the characteristics of firm which influence its ability in utilizing scientific knowledge transferred from universities. A number of factors are discussed which may influence the knowledge firms obtain from interactions with university researchers. They include: size, absorptive capacity, R&D intensity, Structure, Strategy, Culture, and Trust.