Business engagement with scienceOpening the black box of perception of science in the business sector

  1. López-Navarro, Irene
  2. Tabernero, Carmen
  3. Rey-Rocha, Jesús
Revista:
Revista española de documentación científica

ISSN: 0210-0614 1988-4621

Año de publicación: 2022

Volumen: 45

Número: 1

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.3989/REDC.2022.1.1832 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

La industria ha desempeñado un papel relevante en las recientes políticas científicas europeas. Sin embargo, el conocimiento de la relación entre ciencia y empresa es aun deficiente. El objetivo de este estudio es comprobar la relación entre la percepción de la ciencia de los directivos y la propensión (o no) a desarrollar proyectos de investigación en sus empresas. Este trabajo está basado en los resultados de la encuesta Cultura Científica Empresarial 2016, la primera realizada específicamente para estudiar la percepción de la ciencia en el sector empresarial. Los resultados muestran que las empresas proactivas en I+D se distinguen, principalmente, por el conocimiento institucional de sus directivos acerca del ecosistema científico y la variedad de fuentes de información científica consultadas. Este estudio contribuye a abrir la “caja negra” de la percepción de la ciencia en el sector empresarial, con el fin de mejorar el diseño de las políticas públicas dirigidas a este actor.

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