Making sense of diversity and reluctance: academic–industrial relations and intellectual property

Rappert, Brian; Webster, Andrew; Charles, David

doi:10.1016/s0048-7333(99)00028-1

Cited by 162 publications

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“…Rappert et al (1999) show that, in the UK case, industrialists do not appreciate formalization through patents, given that interaction relies on informal trust-based relationships. Therefore, patents may even cause tensions, alleviated only if spin-off companies, which tend to keep closer links with universities, exploit them.…”

Section: University Patents As Input Indicatorsmentioning

confidence: 94%

University patents: output and input indicators … of what?

Azagra¹,

Lucio²,

Gutiérrez-Gracia³

2003

Res. Eval.

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The increasing public and institutional support for university patents has opened two major sources of debate: First, does this emphasis affect the quality of research? Second, are university patents an effective mechanism for university-industry interaction? Our aim is to address both questions by clarifying the nature of university patents as outputs of different types of research and inputs of diverse instruments of interaction. We focus on the case of the Polytechnic University of Valencia at departmental level. We first construct a patent production function to discriminate what kind of research gives rise to patents and, second, several funding functions to find for which instruments patents are a better input. University patents appear to be an output of costly and long-term oriented research, either publicly or privately financed -in this latter case, through an indirect effect, the provision of industrial knowledge-, and also the input of a certain type of interaction -not through licensing but through signalling competencies. The fear that university patents affect negatively the quality of research is not justified, as they are the outcome of research at the frontiers of science. However, it is true that university patents only stimulate interaction with those firms that have enough absorptive capacity. If interaction with less capable firms is intended, other instruments are required.

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Section: University Patents As Input Indicatorsmentioning

confidence: 94%

University patents: output and input indicators … of what?

Azagra¹,

Lucio²,

Gutiérrez-Gracia³

2003

Res. Eval.

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“…Often, collaborative research with university can be more cost-effective since universities may already have the infrastructure in place. Rappert et al (1999) views the university as possessing a dual mission of education and discovery research, where the output of the entity is portrayed as a public good. Government acts as the primary funder of academic research, where the research is disseminated as a "free good" to society (which includes industry) through publications.…”

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Driving Industry Growth through Academic Excellence: A Study on the Strategic Contribution of University-Industry Knowledge Transfer in Revamping Manufacturing SMEs in Developing Economies

Saruchera¹,

Tukuta²,

Ndoda³

et al. 2014

MJSS

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The theory of university-industry knowledge transfer and its ability in transforming the fortunes of SMEs as well as its general applicability to driving industry growth has commanded some research interest worldwide though not much has been written of developing economies. The authors investigate the strategic contribution of academic excellence, through university-industry collaborations, in revamping SMEs in the manufacturing sector. The study commenced with a review of current literature on university-industry collaborations which provided a basis for evaluating five university-SME collaborations over a period of five years. The study found that the lack of professionalism and management incompetency in most SME organizations was undermining the contribution made by the academic institutions in promoting industrial growth in Zimbabwe. We examine the contribution of academic excellence as an engine for industrial growth in SME's in developing economies

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“…Some literatures indicated that positive outcomes and performance enhanced relating to organizing for collaboration. New knowledge, information diffusion, creative breakthroughs, social change, and flexibility are important outputs of collaboration [2]. For example, Mishra [3] found that in the new product development, collaborative competence had a direct impact on project performance, but its impact on market performance was indirect, mediated through project performance.…”

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Knowledge Integration in Collaborative New Product Development of Large Commercial Aircraft of China

Li¹

2014

IJMMM

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Abstract-The aim of this paper was to explore the acquisition, integration and use of new knowledge from multiple sources to promote R&D process of large commercial aircraft of China. Based on interviews of actors participated R&D of aircraft, it constructed a knowledge portal centered with knowledge repository of C919 program. The knowledge portal was analyzed in multiple subsystems comprised of layered structures. Each subsystem had a multi-layered knowledge integration architecture to dynamically integrate diverse knowledge within the Co-NPD network. Three types of interfaces and relative collaborative mechanisms across multi-levels were found in collaboration process. These collaborative mechanisms created norms to provide assurance that "proprietary knowledge" can be effectively protected while at the same time encourage valuable knowledge to be freely shared and utilized.Index Terms-Collaborative new product development, knowledge integration, network, collaborative mechanisms. I. INTRODUCTIONLike many companies in the aerospace industry, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) is to meet the complex challenges and experience an accelerated rate of changes. Customer expectations are increasing, and in response, COMAC must develop more economical efficiency and inexpensive aircrafts to deal with fierce competitions. So it is necessary to maximize its capabilities to find innovative solutions to adapt to the demands and a constantly changing marketplace. In the process of developing new products, plenty of obstacles and problems need to be overcome. For example, how to integrate knowledge and skills among participants is one of the most important obstacles. COMAC increasingly relies on joint R&D projects with other firms, universities or research institutions which are becoming more engaged as active partners in Co-NPD of large commercial aircraft. However, the fundamental purpose of academic research is to "produce codified theories and models that explain and predict natural realities", while R&D practice of COMAC is concentrated on designing and developing "safety, economic and comfortable aircraft". Furthermore, for each member in Co-NPD network, the criteria used by each specialist are private to them in that they are complex and concerned with their particular technologies. Therefore, trade-offs and negotiations are required to make the actors' efforts coherent.In this paper, Co-NPD is defined as the process in which Manuscript received December 12, 2013; revised February 17, 2014. Li Zhengfeng is with the the School of Management at Northwestern Polytechnical University, China (e-mail: lizhengfeng@nwpu.edu.cn).actors from disciplines share their knowledge about both the development process and its content. They do that in order to create shared understanding on both aspects, to be able to integrate and explore their knowledge, and to achieve the larger common objective. For the collaborative R&D process of large commercial aircraft, it means that every R&D participant need to cross the ...

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Making sense of diversity and reluctance: academic–industrial relations and intellectual property

Cited by 162 publications

References 22 publications

University patents: output and input indicators … of what?

University patents: output and input indicators … of what?

Driving Industry Growth through Academic Excellence: A Study on the Strategic Contribution of University-Industry Knowledge Transfer in Revamping Manufacturing SMEs in Developing Economies

Knowledge Integration in Collaborative New Product Development of Large Commercial Aircraft of China

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