The influence of proximity dimensions on international research collaboration: an analysis of European water projects

被引:25
作者
Heringa, Pieter W. [1 ,3 ]
Hessels, Laurens K. [2 ,3 ]
van der Zouwen, Marielle [2 ]
机构
[1] Minist Econ Affairs, Directorate Gen Enterprise & Innovat, The Hague, Netherlands
[2] KWR Watercycle Res Inst, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
[3] Rathenau Inst, The Hague, Netherlands
关键词
Proximity; international research collaboration; Framework Programmes; logistic regression; O31; R12; EMPIRICAL-EVIDENCE; COOPERATION; NETWORKS; PATTERNS; DISTANCE; SCIENCE;
D O I
10.1080/13662716.2016.1215240
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
020101 [政治经济学];
摘要
In this paper we investigate the effect of geographical, organisational and social proximity on the propensity of organisations to collaborate internationally in knowledge production. We apply logistic regression models on data from water research projects in the European Union's Framework Programme 1-7. Although the main challenges in the water sector typically cut across borders, knowledge development is traditionally organised in national systems. These systems have a long tradition in collaborating across societal sectors. Despite the fact that about half of the collaborations in the Framework Programmes are not proximate at all, we show that all three proximity dimensions contribute to the propensity to collaborate. The three dimensions of proximity are weakly correlated, and there is a small substitution effect between organisational and geographical proximity.
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页码:753 / 772
页数:20
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