A university-industry cooperation model for small and medium enterprises: the case of Chengdu KEDA Optoelectronic Technology Ltd.

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Abstract:In this study, we develop a firm-dominated incremental cooperation model. Following the critical review of current literature and various cooperation models, we identified a number of strengths and shortcomings that form the basis for our framework. The objective of our theoretical model is to contribute to overcome the existing gap within academic literature and theory pertaining to University-Industry (U-I) cooperation (in the context of smalland medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)) while improving practice in real world context. The uniqueness of the new cooperation model provides a number of benefits over the previous ones in relation to better communication channels 30 S. Peng et al.and an incremental process that aids in the elimination of risk and cost. Therefore, the probabilities of success for this model, especially in the context of SMEs, should be underlined.Keywords: U-I cooperation; SME; small-and medium-sized enterprise; KEDA Optoelectronic Technology Ltd.; knowledge transfer; model.Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Peng, S., Ferreira, F.A.F. and Zheng, H. (2017) He Zheng is an Associate Professor at the School of Management and Economics of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China. She has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed papers and some of her works have been presented and published nationally and internationally. Her research interests include strategic management, innovation and complexity theory. This paper is a revised and expanded version of a paper entitled 'A new model for university-industry cooperation: The case of Chengdu KEDA Ltd.'

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