Knowledge transfer for frugal innovation: where do entrepreneurial universities stand?

Fischer, Bruno Brandão; Guerrero, Maribel; Guimón, José; Schaeffer, Paola Rücker

doi:10.1108/jkm-01-2020-0040

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“…Previous studies have recognized the positive effect of N-Helix collaborations (e.g., industry, government, university, non-profit organizations, civil society) on multiple stakeholders’ needs satisfaction (Carayannis & Campbell, 2010 ; Fischer et al, 2020 ; Blair-Fuentes et al, 2021 ). Nevertheless, the literature has also recognized many challenges in the configuration of N-Helix collaborations, such as response-times, bureaucracy, exclusion feelings, ethical dilemma, and intellectual property (Brannback et al, 2008 ; Goyal et al, 2016 ; Kraus et al, 2018 ).…”

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Digital social entrepreneurship: the N-Helix response to stakeholders’ COVID-19 needs

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This study explores the emergence of a new entrepreneurship phenomenon (digital social entrepreneurship) as a result of the collaboration among many agents (N-Helix), given the government’s limited capacity to respond to the stakeholders’ needs satisfaction related to an exogenous event (e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic). Our theory development is based on three ongoing academic debates related to (a) the unrepresentativeness of the stakeholder theory in entrepreneurship research; (b) the emergence of digital social entrepreneurship (DSE) as a bridge between stakeholders’ needs, socio-economic actors, and digital-social initiatives; and (c) the role of N-Helix collaborations to facilitate the emergence of global knowledge-intensive initiatives and the rapid adoptions of open innovations. Our results support our assumptions about the positive mediation effect of DSE in the relationship between N-Helix collaborations and stakeholders’ satisfaction. Notably, results show how pandemic has intensified these relationships and how DSE in N-Helix collaborations can generate social impacts globally. Some implications for policy-makers have emerged from our results that should be considered during/post-COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…The public sector in collaboration with the private sector created "centers of excellence," "model factories" and "thematic laboratories" to reduce economic dependency on foreign sources through joint investments [70]. Beyond purely targeting economic results, entrepreneurial universities have been reorienting their talents toward sustainable social development for the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations [9] The TDZs argued in this study can be considered as successful UIC interfaces. They apply the research projects and collaborate with the units and centers of universities in the framework of the Triple Helix Model, effectively.…”

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“…Particular attention has been paid to the increasing students' "externships" through industrial participation by the faculty and students, Spin-off company establishment, and "non-traditional" university policy and outreach services [8]. Entrepreneurial universities can foster frugal innovation by providing the necessary skills, supporting entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives, and conducting applied research to meet societal necessities [9].…”

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The Impact of the Strategic Interests and Communicative Actions between the Socially Responsible Entrepreneurial Universities and University - Industry Collaboration Ecosystem

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There is a natural harmony between the organizations’ stakeholders and corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication. The roles of socially responsible entrepreneurial universities have become more important among many organizational structures that produce solutions to global social problems and transnational challenges. Recently, the UIC interface structures within the socially responsible entrepreneurial universities have ensured effective communication with stakeholders in the UIC ecosystem due to the strategic collaborative projects. Furthermore, the effective communication they provide strengthens trust and reciprocal understanding among organizations, creates a harmonious collaboration environment, and develops a more efficient understanding of partnership. The purpose of this study is to examine the attributes and operations of the UIC structures functioning in socially responsible entrepreneurial universities and explore the CSR-related projects potentials and project management culture of these structures with their stakeholders. In this context, the CSR-related communications and actions with the companies that are actively working in Technoparks, which are among the UIC interfaces, were examined by taking into account the nexus between the stakeholders, companies, and the UIC interfaces. In this study, case study research and content analysis were applied in terms of methodology.

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“…Internal and external knowledge sources (AlMulhim, 2021) and tacit and explicit knowledge (Lei et al, 2021) significantly influence FI. In this regard, universities play a significant role in the knowledge transfer process (Fischer et al, 2020). They used cultural capital to help inclusive development and helped young people to develop their skills and support learning, knowledge transfers and innovation processes (Pisoni et al, 2018).…”

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“…He stated that although several governments have been able to create and perpetuate the culture of FI, future research should examine this in detail and understand how governments can embed the values and attitudes that facilitate FI in the long run. Finally, Fischer et al (2020) pointed out that universities should strengthen internal relationships between members of the academic community for the generation and disseminate useful knowledge for FI. Reducing bureaucratic barriers to engaging with external actors, and setting up incentive schemes that save on partnerships with innovation, is critical to this success, but they believed that strategic management practices analysis for FI requires an evolutionary perspective.…”

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Frugal innovation enablers, critical success factors and barriers: A systematic review

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This study aims to develop a model for the enablers, critical success factors (CSF) and barriers to frugal innovation (FI). A systematic literature review (SLR) conducted on 372 documentaries of five databases and semistructured interviews conducted with active industrial and academic experts in the innovation field. Then, factors obtained from SLR and interviews placed in two questionnaires with Likert spectrum and the questionnaires were submitted to 200 convenient samples to determine the importance of factors and then ranked through the Friedman test. Based on the findings, ‘optimization of energy consumption in industries, collaborating with local companies, management supports, paying attention to the needs of the local market and reducing the profit margin’ are among the enablers and CSFs of FI. ‘Lack of business acumen among local partners, senior management reluctances, challenging in R&D, challenges of prototyping in product development and currency fluctuations’ are among the barriers of FI.

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Knowledge transfer for frugal innovation: where do entrepreneurial universities stand?

Cited by 113 publications

References 74 publications

Digital social entrepreneurship: the N-Helix response to stakeholders’ COVID-19 needs

Digital social entrepreneurship: the N-Helix response to stakeholders’ COVID-19 needs

The Impact of the Strategic Interests and Communicative Actions between the Socially Responsible Entrepreneurial Universities and University - Industry Collaboration Ecosystem

Frugal innovation enablers, critical success factors and barriers: A systematic review

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