Abstract
Abstract--University-industry research collaboration offers
both parties involved recognised benefits. Universities can
secure funding for students and researchers, whereas companies
can gain access to science and technology to incorporate in
improved products. The performance of such collaborations
can be closely related to the resources available to the
collaborating organisations. Therefore, this paper will examine
how university-industry research collaborations can be
developed and managed through applying the key concepts of
the resource-based view of strategy. The research method is
composed of two stages. The first stage involved a series of 32
structured interviews with representatives from companies and
the academic sector, which sought to ascertain the resources
required for successful university-industry collaborations.
Qualitative assessment of the resources according to either being
tangible, intangible or human related identified the capabilities
required to underpin collaborations between universities and
companies. The second stage involved a case study application
of these capabilities to a major university-industry research
programme. The case study investigation involved reflective
analysis of how the resources and capabilities were configured
and deployed during the development and management phases
of the programme. This allows generation of a set of
practitioner oriented recommendations for establishing
university-industry collaborations.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 29 Jul 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2012 Proceedings of PICMET '12: Technology Management for Emerging Technologies. - Duration: 29 Jul 2012 → … |
Conference
| Conference | 2012 Proceedings of PICMET '12: Technology Management for Emerging Technologies. |
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| Period | 29/07/12 → … |