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Title	R&D productivity and the organization of cluster policy: An empirical evaluation of the Industrial Cluster Project in Japan
Creator	Creator Name Nishimura, Junichi Nishimura, Junichi 西村, 淳一西村, 淳一ニシムラ, ジュンイチニシムラ, ジュンイチ Affiliation Affiliation Name Hitotsubashi University
Creator	Creator Name Okamuro, Hiroyuki Okamuro, Hiroyuki 岡室, 博之岡室, 博之オカムロ, ヒロユキオカムロ, ヒロユキ
Rights	The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com.
Key Word	Industrial cluster
	University-industry partnership
	Small and medium enterprise
	R&D
	Patent
JEL	O23
	O32
	O38
	R38
Abstract	Industrial clusters have attracted increasing attention as important locations of innovation. Therefore, several countries have started promotion policies for industrial clusters. However, there are few empirical studies on cluster policies. This paper examines the effects of the “Industrial Cluster Project” (ICP) in Japan on the R&D productivity of participants, using a unique dataset of 229 small firms, and discusses the conditions necessary for the effective organization of cluster policies. Different from former policy approaches, the ICP aims at building collaborative networks between universities and industries and supports the autonomous development of existing regional industries without direct intervention in the clustering process. Thus far, the ICP is similar to indirect support systems adopted by successful European clusters. Our estimation results suggest that participation in the cluster project alone does not affect R&D productivity. Moreover, research collaboration with a partner in the same cluster region decreases R&D productivity both in terms of the quantity and quality of patents. Therefore, in order to improve the R&D efficiency of local firms, it is also important to construct wide-range collaborative networks within and beyond the clusters, although most clusters focus on the network at a narrowly defined local level. However, cluster participants apply for more patents than others without reducing patent quality when they collaborate with national universities in the same cluster region.
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Issued Date	2010-01-14
Language	English(eng)
Resource Type	journal article
Version Type	AM
Relation	Related Identifier URI https://www.springer.com/
ISSN	0892-9912
NCID	AA10733885
Source Title	The Journal of Technology Transfer
Appears in Collections	010a Journal Articles　=　雑誌掲載論文
URL	https://hdl.handle.net/10086/18347