The impact of international research joint ventures on SMEs performance

The objective of the present study is to analyse the effect of technological cooperation on SMEs performance consideringtwo dimensions: technological and economic results. For that purpose, we use a data set containing information about participants in research joint ventures supported by the SME-sp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Barajas, Ascensión, Huergo Orejas, Elena, Moreno Martín, María Lourdes
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/49055
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49055
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:H81
L2
O3
Research joint ventures
SMEs
Impact assessment
Economía industrial
Administración de empresas
Empresas
5311 Organización y Dirección de Empresas
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Sumario:The objective of the present study is to analyse the effect of technological cooperation on SMEs performance consideringtwo dimensions: technological and economic results. For that purpose, we use a data set containing information about participants in research joint ventures supported by the SME-specific measures of the sixth Framework Programme. Empirical evidence corroborates a direct and positive impact on technological assets of participants. On the part of the economic indicators, EBITDA per employee and sales are positively influenced by the improvement of technological background. The same results are found for productivity. All those effects are effective in the medium term, confirming that SMEs use to be involved in market-oriented R&D projects.