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A framework of industrial knowledge spillovers in big-science centers |
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| Authors: | Erkko Autio Ari-Pekka Hameri Olli Vuola |
| Institution: | a Helsinki Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 9500, 02015 TKK, Espoo, Finland b H.E.C., University of Lausanne, BFSH-1, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland c Networked Business Solutions Sàrl, route de Genève 16b, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Abstract: | We employed the grounded theory method to construct a framework describing the distinctive mechanisms through which big-science centers generate industrial knowledge spillovers in the economy. Our focus is on large-scale big-science installations typically associated with experimental physics. We draw on social network, social capital, and inter-organizational learning theories to examine knowledge spillovers accruing to industrial partner companies in big-science-industry dyads. The context for the study is provided by CERN’s new particle accelerator project, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). In addition to building a grounded theory framework for the study of industrial knowledge spillovers, our study demonstrates the distinctive potential that big-science centers offer as a source of knowledge spillovers in national innovation systems. |
| Keywords: | Knowledge spillovers Technology transfer Big-science centers Inter-organizational learning Innovation networks |
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