147265 20251113150205.0 doi 10.1007/s10961-024-10104-7 sideral 141056 ART-2025-141056 eng Ferrer-Serrano, Marta More digitalization does not always imply more technology transfer: an analysis within the horizon Europe strategy 2025 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Digitalization plays a pivotal role in today’s economies, facilitating global collaboration by overcoming geographical barriers and enabling technology exchange. Conventional wisdom holds that digitalization directly impacts technology transfer (TT). However, this relationship is not always straightforward. This research challenges this assumption by arguing that countries with higher levels of digitalization may be less effective in TT activities than countries with intermediate digital performance. Drawing on data from Horizon Europe and the Digital Economy and Society Index, the study conducts a two-stage analysis (first a network analysis, followed by a clustering and ANOVA) covering 411 collaborative projects in 31 countries, involving 2,890 participating organizations. Our findings confirm that countries with intermediate levels of digitalization emerge as leaders within the TT network. Furthermore, the study sheds light on specific digitalization indicators (connectivity, human capital, and the integration of digital technology) that can improve the position of European countries within the network. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S64-23R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCIN/ECO2020-113265GB-C21 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCIN/ECO2020-113265GB-C22 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MIU/SIA19-998758 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 4.3 2024 MANAGEMENT 119 / 420 = 0.283 2024 Q2 T1 1.709 2024 Accounting 2024 Q1 Business and International Management 2024 Q1 Engineering (miscellaneous) 2024 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Fuentelsaz, Lucio Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9002-6727 Gil-Lamata, Mercedes (orcid)0000-0002-1816-5394 4012 650 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Direcc.Organiza.Empresas Área Organización de Empresas 50 (2025), 419-445 J. technol. transf. Journal of technology transfer 0892-9912 2466421 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/147265/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 1236113 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/147265/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:147265 articulos driver 2025-11-13-15:00:48 ARTICLE