8 research outputs found
The governance of formal universityâindustry interactions: understanding the rationales for alternative models
This article develops a conceptual framework to explain the economic rationale underpinning the choice of different modes of governance of formal universityâindustry interactions: personal contractual interactions, where the contract regulating the collaboration involves a firm and an individual academic researcher, and institutional interactions, where the relationship between the firm and the academic is mediated by the university. Although institutional interactions, for numerous reasons, have become more important, both governance modes are currently being implemented. We would argue that they have some important specificities that need to be understood if universityâindustry knowledge transfer is to be managed effectively and efficiently
Diversity in technology transfer policies and practices? : empirical evidence from the Netherlands
This paper contributes to the discussion of the effectiveness of current technology transfer
policies. More specifically, this paper examines the degree of fit between current technology transfer policies on the one hand and standing practices in technology transfer on the other hand, in the Netherlands. For this purpose, we both discuss the development of Dutch technology transfer policy and provide an in-depth empirical analysis of standing practices of university-industry technology transfer. Our findings indicate that national policy has a better fit with current practices of technology transfer than university policies. Furthermore, our findings are supportive of the idea that policies should be generic rather than (sector) specific
The governance of formal university-industry collaborations: understanding the rationales for alternative models
This article develops a conceptual framework to explain the economic rationale underpinning the choice of different modes of governance of formal universityâindustry interactions: personal contractual interactions, where the contract regulating the collaboration involves a firm and an individual academic researcher, and institutional interactions, where the relationship between the firm and the academic is mediated by the university. Although institutional interactions, for numerous reasons, have become more important, both governance modes are currently being implemented. We would argue that they have some important specificities that need to be understood if universityâindustry knowledge transfer is to be managed effectively and efficiently
Formal and informal external linkages and firmsâ innovative strategies. A cross-country comparison
External information sources, Innovation strategy, Formal cooperation, Multivariate Probit, O31, O33, O38,