Knowledge transfer and university-business relations: Current trends in research

Feliũ, Vicente Mateo Ripoll; Rodríguez, Anadairin Díaz

doi:10.3926/ic.990

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“…Finally, regarding RQ3, it has been statistically verified that the patents and publications are significant meaningful activities for technology transfer or start-up in UTC process [79]. When analyzing the research related with knowledge transfer and university-business relationship during 2013 to 2016, the most discussed topic was the economic impact of university-business relation.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Sustainable Idea Development Mechanism in University Technology Commercialization (UTC): Perspectives from Dynamic Capabilities Framework

2019

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Universities pays a lot of attention and investment in the technology commercialization for its sustainable development and social contribution under Korean government-driven policies. However, when compared to US or European universities, the outcomes of the technology commercialization in universities are relatively inactive. Therefore, this study aims to propose a new idea-oriented framework of University-Technology Commercialization (UTC). To achieve this, this study explores the sustainable mechanism from idea to technology commercialization in the volatile environment by employing dynamic capabilities framework. This study employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to identify causal relationships among the variables with a 2014 to 2016 dataset from ‘Higher Education in KOREA’. This study collected national and cross-sectional data from different time periods to design our longitudinal study. Our study examines UTC activities related to sustainable idea development mechanism from dynamic capability framework. The results show the importance of start-up clubs as a first step for idea exploration in university technology commercialization and patents as important for both technology transfers and start-ups. Our findings offer new UTC directions for university policy makers.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Sustainable Idea Development Mechanism in University Technology Commercialization (UTC): Perspectives from Dynamic Capabilities Framework

2019

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“…Practical-oriented entrepreneurship education has proven to be more effective than theory-based teaching (Fiore et al, 2019), and including role models' success stories can enhance students' motivation (Zozimo et al, 2017). Graduates equipped with practical entrepreneurship skills can contribute to economic development in society (Feliu & Rodriguez, 2017).…”

Section: Educational Entrepreneurshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Technopreneurial Hub: An Innovative Entrepreneurial Approach to Minimise Clothing and Textile Waste

Patnaik

2023

ECIE

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The clothing and textile industry contribute over all 4% share of global greenhouse gas emissions that starts from initial raw material extraction up until the end-of-use disposal. The root cause being mass-produced fast fashion that is easily and cheaply replaced thus resulting in very large volumes of unwanted clothing that has to be dealt with effectively including the leftover fabrics and offcuts. The "Sustainability Clothing and Textile Project” took shape in 2019 where the students from a University of Technology based in South Africa were tasked to use off cut (leftover fabric edges and trims) fabrics from finished garments in the laboratory that would have otherwise been thrown away as waste and ended on the landfill sites. The project objectives were for the learners to ‘think out of the box’, be innovative and use critical thinking skills to create meaningful products while introducing the concept of sustainability and technopreneurial skills. Technopreneurship refers to the practice of combining technology and entrepreneurship, where individuals or organizations leverage technological innovations and advancements to create, develop, and manage new ventures or business opportunities. Technopreneurs are individuals who identify and capitalize on technology-based business ideas, utilizing their entrepreneurial skills to bring these ideas to fruition. Through this research we focus on providing an entrepreneurial support, addressing job creation and curriculum development. The research will also address the societal challenges in South Africa for the vulnerable sections of the society for whom these opportunities are limited and at the same time generating new entrepreneurs or increasing accessibility to the job market, creating hope for the future.

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“…One vital mechanism by which universities contribute to economic growth is the conversion of academic inventions into patent commercialization [34]. Consequently, over the past three decades, research interests on the transfer of academic knowledge to industrial firms have increased radically [35] in developed countries like the United States (e.g., [36]), Spain (e.g., [37]), The Netherlands (e.g., [38]), Portugal (e.g., [39,40]), Japan (e.g., [41]), and in quickly evolving economies like China (e.g., [42]). Furthermore, this transfer has been regarded as a natural phase in the development of modern higher-education institutes [35,43].…”

Section: Patent Commercialization By Universitiesmentioning

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A DANP-Based NDEA-MOP Approach to Evaluating the Patent Commercialization Performance of Industry–Academic Collaborations

Huang

Yang

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Mathematics

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The industry–academic collaboration (IAC) in developed and developing countries enables these economies to gain momentum in continuous innovation and, thus, economic growth. Patent commercialization is one major channel of knowledge flow in IAC. However, very few studies consider the flow of knowledge between industrial firms and universities. Moreover, ways that the patent commercialization performance of IACs can be evaluated are rarely discussed. Therefore, defining an analytic framework to evaluate the performance of IAC from the aspect of patent commercialization is critical. Traditionally, data envelopment analysis (DEA) models have widely been adopted in performance evaluation. However, traditional DEA models cannot accurately evaluate the performance of IACs with complex university–industry interconnections, the internal linkages, or linking activities of knowledge-flow within the decision-making units (DMUs), i.e., the IACs. In order to solve the abovementioned problems, this study defines a multiple objective programming (MOP)-based network DEA (NDEA), with weighting derived from the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL)-based analytic network process (ANP), or the DANP. The proposed analytic framework can evaluate the efficiency of decision-making units (DMUs) with a network structure (e.g., supply chains, strategic alliances, etc.) based on the weights that have been derived, based on experts’ opinions. An empirical study based on the performance of the patent commercialization of Taiwanese IACs was used to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed framework. The results of the empirical research can serve as a basis for improving the performance of IAC.

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Knowledge transfer and university-business relations: Current trends in research

Cited by 14 publications

References 44 publications

Sustainable Idea Development Mechanism in University Technology Commercialization (UTC): Perspectives from Dynamic Capabilities Framework

Sustainable Idea Development Mechanism in University Technology Commercialization (UTC): Perspectives from Dynamic Capabilities Framework

The Technopreneurial Hub: An Innovative Entrepreneurial Approach to Minimise Clothing and Textile Waste

A DANP-Based NDEA-MOP Approach to Evaluating the Patent Commercialization Performance of Industry–Academic Collaborations

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