An Insight into R&D Collaborations

Success Factors to Reduce Orientation and Resources-related Barriers in University-industry R&D Collaboration Particularly during Development Research Stages

“…Communication has positive functions in increasing successful R&D collaboration (Fiaz et al, 2011) and producing new knowledge through research collaboration (Nokkala et al, 2008). However, a study by Mora-Valentine et al (2002) state that research organizations believe that this factor is important in influencing successful R&D collaboration, while, industries regard it as not important.…”

“…This can help to create successful R&D collaboration due to the effective exchange of information and ideas between the collaborating partners. According to Thune (2011), effective communication will increase the knowledge and understanding about both collaborating partners, and lead to general goal or purpose developed, while Fiaz et al (2011) state that it can encourage the implementation of a smooth R&D project.…”

Factors Affecting Effective University Industry Collaboration During the Development Research Stage

“…Moreover, previous studies have also determined that effective communication has a significant relationship with the development of a successful collaboration (Fiaz et al, 2011;Chin et al, 2011;Barnes et al, 2002;Mora-Valentine et al, 2004). Mora Valentine et al (2002 has shared that communication was the most important factor, as this was indicated by research organizations, while industry held a different perspective.…”

“…For industry, instead of experience, commitment has been seen as the most important success factor in a collaborative project. Effective communication would also encourage researchers to develop trust (Chin et al, 2011), as well as enhance knowledge and understanding (Thune, 2011), exchange information and solve problems (Abeda et al, 2011), and enable the collaborative project to run smoothly (Fiaz et al, 2011). It was to be expected that the objectives of the collaborative partners would be different.…”

“…As indicated by Kamariah et al (2011), researchers needed to have the skill to ensure that the patents produced from the research activities could be commercialized successfully. According to Fiaz et al (2011), a collaborative project as compared to a single stakeholder project, was more difficult to manage. This was because collaboration involved two institutions with different backgrounds or cultures, and it would cause some issues and difficulties that made the project more complicated to manage.…”