Ceris-Cnr, W.P. N° 3/2005

 

Analysis of the resource concentration on size and research performance: The case of Italian National Research Council over the period 2000-2004 

Mario Coccia*, Secondo Rolfo

 

Abstract: Nowadays the Government of industrialised countries, in presence of reduced public funds, has to manage the public research laboratories to increase the efficiency and research performance, necessary to the competitiveness of firms and of economic systems. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between size and performance of public research organisations within of the Italian national system of innovation, for the period 2000-2004, which is characterised by two different research policies. The comparative analysis shows that the results can supply useful information to policy makers on the behaviour of these structures. The new research policy based on merger among the research institutes generates higher research performance and scale economies. However some elements suggest to be cautious about this relationship and to further investigate.

Keywords:  Research Laboratories, R&D Performance, Size, Public Research, Research Structure, Research Policy

JEL Codes:  C10, C20, C30, H10, H41, H50, L30

 

SCARICA QUESTO WP

 

We wish to thank Diego Margon and Silvana Zelli (Ceris-Cnr) for the research assistance and the participants at 3rd International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology, held at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou (China)-2002, for helpful discussions and suggestions to a preliminary version of this paper. Of course, any errors are our sole responsibility.

* National Research Council of Italy
Ceris-Cnr - Institute for Economic Research on Firms and Growth
Via Real Collegio, 30 – 10024 Moncalieri (To) – Italy
email: m.coccia@ceris.cnr.it