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Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 2008 1(2):247-264; doi:10.1093/cjres/rsn001
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This article appears in the following Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society issue: Knowledge Networks and Innovation [View the issue table of contents]

Engineering networks: university–industry networks in Southern Ontario automotive industry clusters

Tod Rutherforda and John Holmesb

a The Maxwell School of Syracuse University, 200 Eggers Hall, Syracuse, New York, 13244, USA. trutherf{at}maxwell.syr.edu
b Department of Geography, Queen’s University, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6. holmesj{at}post.queensu.ca


  Abstract

In this paper we examine relationships between university engineering programmes at the Universities of Waterloo and Windsor and the automobile industry in Southern Ontario which reflect TNC strategies and state innovation policies which place greater emphasis on universities developing networks with automotive manufacturers. We argue firstly that there are tensions within the academy as university based researcher becomes more applied and as issues of intellectual property (IP) rights ownership arise. Secondly knowledge flows are principally directed towards OEM global pipelines and to a much less extent to the regional clusters of small and medium sized (SME) producers. We conclude by considering the implications of intensifying networks between universities and OEMs in Southern Ontario on innovation and cluster policy.

Keywords: Innovation, universities, automobile industry

Received on May 1, 2007. Accepted on December 13, 2007.

JEL classifications: D210, D230


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