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Although previous studies have given considerable attention to collaborative research between firms and universities of the same country, firms' collaborations with foreign universities have received comparatively little attention. In this study, we examine the impact of cross-border university–industry joint research on firm technological performance. We test our hypotheses on a panel dataset of 107 Japanese manufacturing firms for the period 2001–2004. Our findings illustrate that the research quality in partner universities and firms' affiliates in the country of partner universities are both critical to realizing the benefits from international joint research with universities. A key contribution of this study is to suggest that distance barriers can be overcome if firm affiliates are present in the country of the partner university.

This study explores the determinants of academic startups' orientation toward international business expansion, focusing on their technological capabilities, availability of public support, the regional characteristics of their locations, and the research standards of their parent universities. Using unique survey data on 448 academic startups in Japan and by estimating an ordered logit model, we find that academic startups are strongly oriented toward expanding their businesses internationally if they have strong technological capabilities, receive public support, are established in regions with a high ratio of exporting small firms, or are affiliated with a parent university with an excellent research reputation.