TY  - SER
AU  - Benghozi; Pierre-Jean
TI  - Are traditional industrial partnerships so strategic for res off development?
PY  - 2014///
KW  - Case Study
KW  - Italy
KW  - Digital Business Ecosystems
KW  - Business Ecosystems
KW  - Technology Transfer
KW  - Science Parks
KW  - Industrial Partnerships
KW  - Partnerships
KW  - Research Spin-Offs
N2  - This paper aims to contribute to the  literature on research spin-offs (SOs) and strategic alliances. The research SO phenomenon has attracted significant attention in recent years. Yet, research SOs might present a particular situation regarding their economic development. Therefore, the paper focuses on the relevance of traditional industrial partnerships and introduces a new and complementary approach for studying and analysing the role of alliances for this particular kind of firm. The results of a questionnaire investigation of Italian research SOs with and without a traditional industrial partner are investigated and supported by a linear regression model. Due to recent  initiatives - a growing interest in the research SO phenomenon - and the increasing number of established research SOs, Italy is a suitable case study for such an investigation. Nonetheless, the results are generalizable beyond the Italian case. The findings demonstrate thought-provoking - and somehow unexpected - results regarding the role of traditional alliances in shaping the geographical and industrial environment as well as the performance, added value, age and production process of the company. This
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