El compromiso del sector privado con la ciencia: abriendo la caja negra de la percepción de la ciencia en la empresa

Irene  López-Navarro; Carmen  Tabernero; Jesús  Rey-Rocha

doi:10.3989/redc.2022.1.1832

Authors

Irene López-Navarro Universidad de Salamanca https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9013-6128
Carmen Tabernero Universidad de Salamanca https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4338-7367
Jesús Rey-Rocha Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CSIC) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0122-1601

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/redc.2022.1.1832

Keywords:

perception of science, business, survey, R&D, engagement with science

Abstract

Industry has reached a prominent role in recent European scientific policies, related to a shift in the production model towards an intensive knowledge-based economy. In spite of that, an understanding of business engagement with science is still deficient. The aim of this study was to test the relation between firm managers’ perceptions of science and business engagement in research and development in their companies. This research is based on the results of the Scientific Culture at Enterprises 2016 survey, the first research tool specifically designed to investigate science perception in the business sector. Results show that what distinguishes a firm that is proactive toward R&D engagement is primarily the institutional knowledge of its managers about the scientific ecosystem and the variety of scientific sources they habitually consult. This research contributes to opening the black box of science perception in the business sector, focused on improving the design of public policies addressed to this actor.

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