Access and utilisation of social capital in knowledge transfer

T. Gurney; E. Horlings; P.A.A. Van den Besselaar

Access and utilisation of social capital in knowledge transfer

T. Gurney, E. Horlings, P.A.A. Van den Besselaar

Rathenau Institute

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Abstract

For start-ups choosing to locate in Science Parks, the physical and social environments are sources of social capital for firm founders. In this study we examine the social and physical proximity, contextual origins and application spheres of various sources of social capital available to startups prior to, and following, their choice to locate within a Science Park. Interviews are conducted with biotechnology-oriented start-up founders, specifically investigating their sources of social capital in three key phases of the firm development. We find that start-ups choose to locate in the Science Park based primarily on neo-classical location theory and social capital is primarily externally sourced with minimum involvement of the Science Park itself or with other firms located within the Science Park. The local HEI is also cited as being instrumental in sourcing and mobilising social capital.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Translational twists and turns: Science as a socio-economic endeavor
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of STI 2013. 18th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators. Berlin, Germany, September 4-6, 2013
Editors	Sybille Hinze, André Lottmann
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	European Network of Indicators Designers (ENID)
Pages	146-154
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	1864-2799
Publication status	Published - Sept 2013

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Gurney, T., Horlings, E., & Van den Besselaar, P. A. A. (2013). Access and utilisation of social capital in knowledge transfer. In S. Hinze, & A. Lottmann (Eds.), Translational twists and turns: Science as a socio-economic endeavor: Proceedings of STI 2013. 18th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators. Berlin, Germany, September 4-6, 2013 (pp. 146-154). European Network of Indicators Designers (ENID).

Gurney, T. ; Horlings, E. ; Van den Besselaar, P.A.A. / Access and utilisation of social capital in knowledge transfer. Translational twists and turns: Science as a socio-economic endeavor: Proceedings of STI 2013. 18th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators. Berlin, Germany, September 4-6, 2013. editor / Sybille Hinze ; André Lottmann. Berlin : European Network of Indicators Designers (ENID), 2013. pp. 146-154

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Access and utilisation of social capital in knowledge transfer. / Gurney, T.; Horlings, E.; Van den Besselaar, P.A.A.
Translational twists and turns: Science as a socio-economic endeavor: Proceedings of STI 2013. 18th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators. Berlin, Germany, September 4-6, 2013. ed. / Sybille Hinze; André Lottmann. Berlin: European Network of Indicators Designers (ENID), 2013. p. 146-154.

Research output: Chapter in book/volume › Contribution to conference proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

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Gurney T, Horlings E, Van den Besselaar PAA. Access and utilisation of social capital in knowledge transfer. In Hinze S, Lottmann A, editors, Translational twists and turns: Science as a socio-economic endeavor: Proceedings of STI 2013. 18th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators. Berlin, Germany, September 4-6, 2013. Berlin: European Network of Indicators Designers (ENID). 2013. p. 146-154

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