New trends in innovation strategy at Chinese universities in Hong Kong and Shenzhen

Sharif, Naubahar; Tang, Hei Hang Hayes

doi:10.1504/ijtm.2014.060951

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“…Sharif and Tang (2014), in their study of Chinese university spin-offs, analysed the different institutional models regulating the relations between universities and startups. They found a great variety in the institutional models adopted by different groups of universities and startups.…”

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Startups and open innovation: a review of the literature

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Grimaldi

et al. 2017

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Purpose Startup companies represent a powerful engine of open innovation (OI) processes. The purpose of this paper is to represent a first step in building a map of the state-of-the-art knowledge of the “startups in an OI context” phenomenon. Through the selection and analysis of relevant literature, this study aims at deepening our understanding of the theme and at providing directions for future research. Design/methodology/approach By using an explicit method for the review (Pittaway et al., 2004) the authors selected a set of papers, which cover the knowledge domain object of this study. In total, 41 articles about “startups and OI” have been selected and the full papers have been analysed. Findings The analysed literature has been synthesized in seven sub-topics, which have been evaluated as the most relevant in explaining the phenomenon of startups in relation to OI. Implications for research, for managers and for policy makers conclude the paper. Practical implications The review produced valuable knowledge for both managers and policy decision-makers. The paper allows a better understanding of the role of startups in OI processes. This improved understanding can help managers of large firms as well as policy makers involved in OI in making their decisions. Besides, implications of OI strategies for startup managers have been singled-out. Originality/value Startup companies are intrinsically open organizations, necessarily engaged in innovation processes. Research at the intersection between the themes of OI and startups is gaining momentum. This review of the literature represents the first attempt to organize the scientific knowledge related to the intersection between the startups and OI phenomena systematically.

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“…They found a great variety in the institutional models adopted by different groups of universities and startups. In general, however, the relations are managed top-down, with the university playing the leading role (Sharif and Tang, 2014).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Startups and open innovation: a review of the literature

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Corvello

Grimaldi

et al. 2017

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“…I defined "academic entrepreneurialism" in such a way that academia -in the face of the new reality which incorporates neoliberalism into academic life -adopts and self-initiates entrepreneurial changes, including pro-competition policies for resources distribution, diversifying and expanding funding sources, enhancing the managerial capacity of academic administrators, embracing market-like and commercial activities on campuses and establishing developmental outreach centres which link the academia with the economies, societies and communities outside of it. The adaptation to the new reality gives rise to the emergence and intensification of entrepreneurial practices and entrepreneurial culture which were not commonplace in academia prior to the entrepreneurialism trend (Sharif and Tang, 2014). As entrepreneurial practices are implemented to various degrees and in an unsystematic 298 AEDS 3,3 manner (Gjerding and Scheunert, 2006), values of academic entrepreneurship and traditional academic values coexist.…”

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The scholarship of application in the context of academic entrepreneurialism

Tang

2014

Asian Education and Development Studies

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to undertake an inquiry into the way academic entrepreneurialism manifests itself in the changing discourses of the notion of "scholarship". It particularly examines the contexts, rationales, definitions and implications of the discursive field of the "scholarship of application". The global trend of academic entrepreneurialism profoundly affects the organisation of higher education institutions and academic life. Particularly, the form of scholarship has been undergoing subtle but constant transformation. The emergence of knowledge economies worldwide influences the practices and goals of traditional academy and illustrates commitment for fundamental knowledge and the new economies emphasise the results and impacts brought by applied knowledge. Alongside the "scholarship of discovery", the "scholarship of application" is given attention. Design/methodology/approach -By reviewing the related literature, this paper articulates the definitions and dimensions of the "scholarship of application". In addition, the impacts brought about by the concerned academic and policy discourses will be discussed. Findings -This paper finds that the emergence of the discursive field of the "scholarship of application" -as well as the discussions and actions in response to it -coincide with the intense neoliberal changes that affected traditional academia in the 1990s. It is argued that the emergence of and subsequent responses to the discursive field of the "scholarship of application" resulted in transforming purposes and practices of academic life. The discursive field of the "scholarship of application" also impacts on the concerned academic and policy discourses. Originality/value -To sustain the advancement of the scholarship of application, this paper implies the need to develop practices, cultivate culture as well as formulate prestige and reward mechanisms inherent to the existing higher education systems.

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“…In 2019, more than half of the HKDSE Examination candidates did not take any STEM elective subjects 2 whereas the enrolment in advanced mathematics declined remarkably from over 22% in to approximately 14% in 2018(Legislative Council Secretariat, 2020. Moreover, the narrow job prospects for STEM graduates because of the underdeveloped innovation system of Hong Kong (Sharif & Tang, 2014;Lo & Tang, 2020;Tang, 2020;Tang & Chau, 2020) hinders the majority of non-elite students in their aspiration for higher education and careers in STEM-related fields.…”

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