C. Williams
University – Industry Collaboration in R&D: The Role of Labor Market Rigidity
Williams, C.; Allard, G.
Authors
G. Allard
Abstract
We investigate how R&D university – industry collaboration (R&D UIC) is influenced by labor market rigidity. While it is well-established that an educated and skilled workforce will facilitate R&D UIC, another aspect of these alliances has been under-researched: the role of labor market rigidity, in particular the difficulties employers face in hiring and firing workers. We hypothesize that the size of the R&D labor pool in a country will encourage R&D UIC, and that the ease with which employers are legally allowed to hire and fire will directly and indirectly influence R&D UIC. Integrating data from various sources, we test our model on a sample of 73 countries for which information on the size of the R&D labor pool and labor market regulations are available. We also conduct a robustness test using a different proxy for R&D labor pool on a larger sample of 109 countries. Results confirm the strong link between a country's R&D labor pool and R&D UIC, as well as direct negative impacts of hiring and firing rigidity and an indirect negative impact of hiring rigidity. The findings have implications for managers, policy makers, and researchers of R&D collaboration between universities and industry.
Citation
Williams, C., & Allard, G. (2018). University – Industry Collaboration in R&D: The Role of Labor Market Rigidity. R&D Management, 48(4), 410-421. https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12282
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 10, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 2, 2017 |
Publication Date | Sep 1, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Mar 15, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 2, 2019 |
Journal | R and D Management |
Print ISSN | 0033-6807 |
Electronic ISSN | 1467-9310 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 48 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 410-421 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12282 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1361310 |
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This is the accepted version of the following article: Williams, C. & Allard, G. (2018). University – Industry Collaboration in R&D: The Role of Labor Market Rigidity. R&D Management 48(4): 410-421, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12282. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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