Cultura della collaborazione come strumento di sviluppo
A study published by the Bank of Italy shows how effective the collaboration between production and research organisations can be
Collaborating in order to grow better, discovering new products and new markets – a state of affairs that also concerns the relationships between the business and the academic worlds and a significant indicator, too, of corporate and production cultures that are above average and different than the norm.
It is, however, important to properly understand the relationships, bonds and outcomes resulting from combining production and research, and amongst the many studies devoted to this topic, the one conducted by Daniela Bragoli, Flavia Cortelezzi and Massimiliano Rigon, published as part of the Temi di discussione (Discussion topics) series by the Bank of Italy, provides the perfect opportunity to do so.
“Innovazione delle imprese e cooperazione con le università. Nuove evidenze da un’indagine sulle imprese italiane” (“Innovative enterprises and collaborations with universities. New evidence from a study of Italian companies”) aims to analyse the impact that collaborating with universities has on the innovative spirit of Italian enterprises, distinguishing between purely technological, organisational or joint (both technological and organisational) innovations. Despite the fact that the study incorporates data gathered in 2007 and 2010 by the Bank of Italy’s Indagine sulle imprese industriali e dei servizi (Survey on industrial and service companies), or ‘Invind’, the outcomes reached are nonetheless significant for the understanding of the inner workings of relationships between production and research. After summarising the existing literature and analysing all the available data, the authors reach a number of final considerations. First of all, that collaborating with universities urges companies to adopt both technological and organisational innovations, which the literature generally sees as the most efficient factors when assessed in terms of market results, while companies that do not collaborate with universities tend to introduce new features that are purely technological. However, both technological and organisational factors are essential to succeed in the creation of virtuous and solid expansion paths, especially in times as complex as these.
Innovazione delle imprese e cooperazione con le università. Nuove evidenze da un’indagine sulle imprese italiane (“Innovative enterprises and collaborations with universities. New evidence from a study of Italian companies”)
Daniela Bragoli, Flavia Cortelezzi and Massimiliano Rigon
Bank of Italy, Temi di discussione, February 2023
A study published by the Bank of Italy shows how effective the collaboration between production and research organisations can be
Collaborating in order to grow better, discovering new products and new markets – a state of affairs that also concerns the relationships between the business and the academic worlds and a significant indicator, too, of corporate and production cultures that are above average and different than the norm.
It is, however, important to properly understand the relationships, bonds and outcomes resulting from combining production and research, and amongst the many studies devoted to this topic, the one conducted by Daniela Bragoli, Flavia Cortelezzi and Massimiliano Rigon, published as part of the Temi di discussione (Discussion topics) series by the Bank of Italy, provides the perfect opportunity to do so.
“Innovazione delle imprese e cooperazione con le università. Nuove evidenze da un’indagine sulle imprese italiane” (“Innovative enterprises and collaborations with universities. New evidence from a study of Italian companies”) aims to analyse the impact that collaborating with universities has on the innovative spirit of Italian enterprises, distinguishing between purely technological, organisational or joint (both technological and organisational) innovations. Despite the fact that the study incorporates data gathered in 2007 and 2010 by the Bank of Italy’s Indagine sulle imprese industriali e dei servizi (Survey on industrial and service companies), or ‘Invind’, the outcomes reached are nonetheless significant for the understanding of the inner workings of relationships between production and research. After summarising the existing literature and analysing all the available data, the authors reach a number of final considerations. First of all, that collaborating with universities urges companies to adopt both technological and organisational innovations, which the literature generally sees as the most efficient factors when assessed in terms of market results, while companies that do not collaborate with universities tend to introduce new features that are purely technological. However, both technological and organisational factors are essential to succeed in the creation of virtuous and solid expansion paths, especially in times as complex as these.
Innovazione delle imprese e cooperazione con le università. Nuove evidenze da un’indagine sulle imprese italiane (“Innovative enterprises and collaborations with universities. New evidence from a study of Italian companies”)
Daniela Bragoli, Flavia Cortelezzi and Massimiliano Rigon
Bank of Italy, Temi di discussione, February 2023