Formal boundary spanning by industry liaison offices and the changing pattern of university–industry cooperative research: the case of the University of Tokyo

Lee, Kyoung-Joo; Ohta, Tomohiro; Kakehi, Kazuhiko

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“…It is because establishing collaborations with universities provide several benefits, such as enhanced firm innovations (Hanel & St-Pierre, 2006;Okamuro, 2007), increased internal resources (Okamuro, 2007;Perkmann et al, 2011) as well as improved processes and product performances (Philbin, 2008;Dooley & Kirk, 2007). On the other hand, universities gain benefits in the form of enhanced financial support (Lee, 2000;Patil, 2012;Etzkowitz, 2003) and academicians' results (Philbin, 2008;Dooley & Kirk, 2007;Lee et al, 2010). However, recently, in Malaysia, the level of collaboration is still low (Hamisah Tapsir et al, 2010;Chandran et al, 2009;Malairaja & Zawdie, 2008).…”

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

Ramli

Senin

2015

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

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Collaboration during development research stage means that partners work together to produce new products or to improve existing ones. This research aims to determine the success factor to reduce orientation and resources-related barriers. Eight leaders were chosen for interview, the result determines several factors to reduce these types of barriers such as researchers should ensure both sides attend the meetings, leaders must communicate among each other, develop grant charts, industries should provide facilities, outsource facilities and academicians train new assistants. The results provide the best practices should be implemented by the collaboration stakeholders in order to develop effective collaboration.

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

Ramli

Senin

2015

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

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“…Following major reform of the university system in 2004, each national university launched its own industry-collaborative activities to accelerate innovation based on university technologies. Proprius21 is a liaison program started in 2004 to foster university±industry collaborative research at the University of Tokyo [20] [21].…”

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Effectiveness of a university-industry matching program at creating collaborative research

Hasegawa

Iwata

Kageyama

2012

International Technology Management Conference

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To realize technological innovation based on advanced university technologies, it is important to establish collaborative research projects between universities and industry in the early stages of R&D. One way to stimulate the creation of university±industry collaborative research is to have a systematical coordinating mechanism between a university and industry. We analyzed the effectiveness of a university±industry coordination program at creating university±industry collaborative research projects. We used data from the matching program called Proprius21 at the University of Tokyo and found out that the matching program has increased collaborative studies at the University of Tokyo. We also analyzed the R&D characteristics of various firms using the relation beWZHHQ WKH ILUP ¶V 5 ' LQWHQVLW\ DQG the range of ILUP ¶V 5 ' DUHDV. The matching program is especially effective for large companies in ICT-related fields, although it is not so effective for efforts involving life science technologies, which are overall the most active area for university±industry collaboration. Results show that the matching program is most effective for creating collaborative studies with technology-oriented firms engaged in various business domains.

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“…Where joint R&D projects were established through interpersonal networks, the scope of the research was largely determined by the specific research interests of individual faculties rather than providing commercial benefits for business firms (Osaka University, 2005;Ohta et al, 2008;Lee et al, 2010). Although public statistics are not available, many intellectual property rights of the discoveries made by these joint R&D projects were transferred to industry informally in exchange for scholarship donations to the inventing university researcher (Kneller, 1999, p. 117).…”

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“…The movement was initiated by the Japanese policy makers' belief that US economic success at that time was strongly nurtured by technological breakthroughs derived from university research. To promote U-I collaborations, the Japanese government not only systematically abolished bureaucratic regulations on universities, but also supported the establishment of industry liaison organizations (ILOs) to facilitate the formalization of U-I collaborations (Lee et al, 2010). In 1998, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Education and Science (MEXT) enacted the Technology Transfer Law authorizing the establishment of Technology Licensing Organizations (TLOs).…”

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“…S uccessful collaborations between university and industry (U-I) promise a variety of benefits for both parties (Turpin et al, 1996;Branscomb et al, 1999;Etzkowitz and Leydesdorff, 2000;Lee, 2000;Jacob et al, 2000;Cohen et al, 2002;Zucker et al, 2002;Etzkowitz and Klofsten, 2005;Garrett-Jones et al, 2005;Motohashi, 2005;Agrawal, 2006;Bercovitz and Feld-man, 2007;Lee et al, 2010). Effective research partnerships provide universities with crucial research funds, provide opportunities for the practical application of research results, and enable faculties to gain insights into new research fields.…”

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From interpersonal networks to inter‐organizational alliances for university–industry collaborations in Japan: the case of the Tokyo Institute of Technology

Lee

2011

R & D Management

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Successful collaborations between university and industry (U-I) promise numerous mutual benefits. In order to realize these benefits, both parties need effective governance mechanisms to overcome organizational and cultural barriers. Until 2004 in Japan, national universities were government organizations, and as such, they were prevented from actively pursuing collaborations with industry. Under this restriction, U-I collaborations were established through informal interpersonal networks. Joint R&D projects were inherently small and seldom likely to generate concrete results for industry. After a series of institutional and organizational reforms by the Japanese government, universities and industries adopted a new strategic approach in the early 2000s to form inter-organizational alliances. Based on the case of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, this paper analyzes how the inter-organizational alliances are managed and investigates their impact on joint R&D projects, in comparison with the traditional interpersonal networks. Additional research indicates that most national and private universities adopt management schemes similar to those presented in the case study. The findings suggest that inter-organizational U-I alliances, being equipped with contractual arrangements, organizational commitments, specialized coordination, and formal evaluation procedures, enable alliance partners to initiate more explorative research, to organize interdisciplinary projects with faculties in different research fields, and to establish largerscale R&D projects. R&D Management 41, 2,

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Formal boundary spanning by industry liaison offices and the changing pattern of university–industry cooperative research: the case of the University of Tokyo

Cited by 44 publications

References 35 publications

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

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

Effectiveness of a university-industry matching program at creating collaborative research

From interpersonal networks to inter‐organizational alliances for university–industry collaborations in Japan: the case of the Tokyo Institute of Technology

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