<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Our study contributes to a limited body of literature and aims to examine the type and frequency of linkages between creative industries and higher education institutions (HEIs). The objective of our study is to investigate the extent to which various types of linkages contribute to enhanced innovative capabilities in creative industries. Based on a qualitative research design and a case study carried out in a peripheral south-western Norwegian county, our empirical analysis shows that HEIs are generally not very relevant partners and that other actors are mainly involved in innovation dynamics. As clarified and discussed in the paper, this finding largely depends on some specific characteristics of HEIs, the form of knowledge primarily employed by creative firms (symbolic knowledge base), and the cultural divergence between the two spheres.</p></abstract>

Our study contributes to a limited body of literature and aims to examine the type and frequency of linkages between creative industries and higher education institutions (HEIs). The objective of our study is to investigate the extent to which various types of linkages contribute to enhanced innovative capabilities in creative industries. Based on a qualitative research design and a case study carried out in a peripheral south-western Norwegian county, our empirical analysis shows that HEIs are generally not very relevant partners and that other actors are mainly involved in innovation dynamics. As clarified and discussed in the paper, this finding largely depends on some specific characteristics of HEIs, the form of knowledge primarily employed by creative firms (symbolic knowledge base), and the cultural divergence between the two spheres.

Does the Nature of Interactions with Higher Education Institutions Influence the Innovative Capabilities of Creative Firms? The Case of a South-Western Norwegian County

Department of Geography and Regional Research

Centre for Innovation Research – UiS Business School

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Our study contributes to a limited body of literature and aims to examine the type and frequency of linkages between creative industries and higher education...

Does the Nature of Interactions with Higher Education Institutions Influence the Innovative Capabilities of Creative Firms? The Case of a South-Western Norwegian County

Published Online: Dec 31, 2018

Page range: 67 - 79

Received: Oct 25, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2018-0040

Keywords
creative industries, higher education institutions, knowledge transfer, innovative capability

© 2018 Giuseppe Calignano et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Does the Nature of Interactions with Higher Education Institutions Influence the Innovative Capabilities of Creative Firms? The Case of a South-Western Norwegian County

Published Online: Dec 31, 2018

Page range: 67 - 79

Received: Oct 25, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2018-0040

Keywordscreative industries, higher education institutions, knowledge transfer, innovative capability

© 2018 Giuseppe Calignano et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
creative industries, higher education institutions, knowledge transfer, innovative capability