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How knowledge links with universities may foster innovation: The case of a science park Díez Vial, Isabel Montoro Sánchez, María Ángeles 378:658 Networks Science park Knowledge Academic spin-off Innovation Potential absorptive capacity Desarrollo económico Empresas Enseñanza universitaria 5307.03 Modelos y Teorías del desarrollo Económico 5307.04 Estudios del desarrollo Económico 5311 Organización y Dirección de Empresas 5801.08 Enseñanza Programada The objective of this research is to evaluate how technological knowledge flows from universities may increase innovation by firms located in a science park. We propose that firms with the capacity to acquire and assimilate the knowledge provided by universities, mainly due to being academic spin-offs or having long-term relationships with them, receive more knowledge from universities. We also argue that firms located in central positions inside the local firm-network have access to a complementary source of technical knowledge. Empirical evidence gathered from the Madrid Science Park confirms that having long-term relationships with universities, based on both formal and informal interactions, is the most important means of obtaining technical knowledge from them. We also observed a positive relationship between the technological knowledge obtained from universities and the innovation carried out by firms. Finally, we confirmed that firms with a significant role as intermediaries between other co-located firms have a higher level of innovation even if they are not involved in relationships with the university Unión Europea. FP7 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN) Cátedra Bancaja Jóvenes Emprendedores Depto. de Organización de Empresas Fac. de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales TRUE pub 2023-06-18T05:55:43Z 2023-06-18T05:55:43Z 2016-04 journal article https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/23608 0166-4972 10.1016/j.technovation.2015.09.001 eng (ECO2014-57131-R; ECO2011-29445; ECO2009-13818; ECO2012-36775) E.N.T.I.C.E. (610350) restricted access application/pdf Elsevier