Cooperation and Cross-sector Partnerships in the Context of Pro-innovation Policy Cover Image

Współpraca i partnerstwa międzysektorowe w kontekście polityki proinnowacyjnej
Cooperation and Cross-sector Partnerships in the Context of Pro-innovation Policy

Author(s): Agnieszka Młodzińska-Granek
Subject(s): Micro-Economics, Public Administration, Economic policy, Management and complex organizations, Economic development, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: cooperation; cross-sector partnerships; innovation policy; knowledge-based economy; social change;

Summary/Abstract: There is undoubtable world-wide trend towards significant social change in a long-run process. It does not result solely from increasing amount of knowledge and broad access to information, but rather from gradual understanding of interdependence of entities that create, exchange and use knowledge to form socially, politically and economically conscious, competitive but sustainable states. The research presented in the article concerns cooperation in the research and development sector (R&D) in Poland. It includes current trends in innovation policies, including changes in scientific sector towards cooperation with the external environment (enterprises, public administration) and the meaning of cross-sector partnerships. The author assumes that cross-sector partnerships are crucial for development of state innovative potential. The goal of the article is to identify critical conditions for undertaking cooperation of entities that represent research and development sector (including universities), regional public administration and entrepreneurs, creating cross-sector partnerships. The author based her research on an institutional analysis, rational choice theory, as well as new institutional economics, and structuration theory. The qualitative research is based on in-depth interviews with representatives of the above-mentioned sectors in Poland. The outcome of the research tentatively indicates that: (1) there exists interdependence between the level of trust, social capital and propensity to cooperate; (2) the most critical conditions for cooperation are: system and legal solutions, financial resources and support, and cultural determinants.

  • Issue Year: 18/2017
  • Issue No: 12.2
  • Page Range: 427-438
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish