期刊名称：Drustvena istrazivanja. Journal for General Social Issues
印刷版ISSN：1330-0288
出版年度：2006
卷号：15
期号：3 (83)
页码：371-399
出版社：Institute of Social Sciences IVO PILAR
摘要：The paper investigates the institutional framework to support knowledge transfer in Slovenia and Croatia. In transition economies knowledge transfer is subject to several sources of market failure which provides a justification for government intervention. The success of these policies also depends upon the ability of academic institutions and the business sector to collaborate in technology networks, innovation clusters and the mobility of researchers between the two sectors. The paper first surveys the innovation capacity of the two countries and concludes that although the overall level of innovative activity is above that of the new EU member states, it is highly skewed in both countries towards the public sector in research institutes and universities. The paper goes to review the knowledge transfer policies, institutional framework, and policy outcomes in the two countries. The paper concludes, firstly, that policies to support technology parks and business incubators have failed to generate much spin-off activity in either country. Secondly, Slovenia has been relatively more successful in its policies to develop technology networks, innovation clusters than similar policies in Croatia. This suggests that the gradual development of social capital and trust between the actors within clusters and networks is an important factor in overcoming the market failures associated with knowledge transfer.
