Risk perception and relational capital strategies in corporate research and development

• López-Navarro, Irene ^[1] ; Rey-Rocha, Jesús ^[2] ; González-Bravo, M. Isabel ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Salamanca

     Universidad de Salamanca

     Salamanca, España

     
  2. [2] Department of Science, Technology and Society. Spanish Council for Scientific Research (IFS-CSIC)
• Localización: Revista española de documentación científica, ISSN-e 1988-4621, ISSN 0210-0614, Vol. 46, Nº. 2 (Revista Española de Documentación Científica; Vol), 2023
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.3989/redc.2023.2.1939
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Percepción del riesgo y estrategias de capital relacional en la I+D empresarial
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  • español

    La inversión en I+D puede comportar importantes beneficios para las compañías, sin embargo conlleva un riesgo inherente y no siempre produce los beneficios esperados. Una de las posibles opciones para hacer frente a esta incertidumbre es la colaboración con otros agentes. Este estudio analiza la relación entre la percepción del riesgo en las empresas en materia de ciencia e I+D y las diferentes estrategias de capital relacional. La presente investigación está basada en los resultados de la encuesta “Cultura científica, percepción y actitudes sobre la ciencia y la innovación en el sector empresarial español”. Se han identificado cinco patrones en función del tipo de riesgo percibido en las empresas y se ha comprobado cómo las estrategias de capital relacional han contribuido a darles forma. Los resultados evidencian que, si bien la I+D colaborativa está relacionada con una percepción de la investigación como una inversión arriesgada e incierta, la reticencia a asociarse está relacionada con una particular preocupación acerca de cómo este tipo de inversión podría afectar al empleo dentro de la empresa.

  • English

    R&D investment can have important benefits for companies, but it entails a high inherent risk and does not always produce the expected effects. One of the option to face R&D uncertainty is the collaboration with other entities. This study analyses whether perceptions by companies of risks associated with science and R&D are linked to relational capital strategies. This research is based on the results of the ‘Scientific culture, perception and attitudes toward science and innovation in the Spanish business sector’ survey. We identify five different patterns in companies’ risk perception and test how relational capital strategies shaped them. The results evidence that R&D collaboration is related to perceiving R&D as a risky and uncertain investment. In contrast, companies’ reluctance to join business associations is associated with particular concern about how this type of investment could affect employment within the company.

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