Social capital to facilitate ‘engineered’ university–industry collaboration for technology transfer: A dynamic perspective

Al‐Tabbaa, Omar; Ankrah, Samuel

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2015.11.027

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“…Relational embeddedness refers to ‘the high‐quality, cohesive social interaction between the members of the network as a community of organizations, which could enable the firm’s embeddedness in a network of relations to generate beneficial advantages through multiple members’ interaction at and across levels’ (Lin et al, , p. 765). Social network theory suggests that relational embeddedness allows firms to maintain sustainable and trustworthy relationships with their partners, which, is the basis for improving technological capabilities to conduct innovation activities (Al‐Tabbaa and Ankrah, ).…”

Section: Theories and Hypothesesmentioning

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Non‐R&D innovation and firms’ new product performance: the joint moderating effect of R&D intensity and network embeddedness

Xie¹,

Wang²,

Jiao

2019

R & D Management

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Non-R&D innovation increasingly plays a critical role in explaining firms' new product performance. Yet, there has been little research on the consequences and contingent mechanisms of non-R&D innovation for firms embedded in collaborative network environments. To address this research gap, we investigated a conceptual framework of non-R&D innovation using data drawn from Chinese manufacturing firms. First, we found that non-R&D innovation positively affects firms' new product performance. Second, we discovered that high R&D intensity positively strengthens the impact of firms' non-R&D innovation on new product performance. Third, we provided critical analysis of the role of non-R&D innovation in promoting new product performance, accomplished by enhancing R&D investment while simultaneously improving the degree of network embeddedness. Our findings extend both the non-R&D innovation literature and open innovation literature while providing managers with several key recommendations.

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Section: Theories and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Non‐R&D innovation and firms’ new product performance: the joint moderating effect of R&D intensity and network embeddedness

Xie¹,

Wang²,

Jiao

2019

R & D Management

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“…As the cognitive dimension is related to sharing codes and narratives and a common understanding of organizational goals (Al‐Tabbaa & Ankrah, ), communicative processes, as well as the nature of transferred knowledge, can be considered a relevant way of characterizing this dimension.…”

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“…As the cognitive dimension is related to sharing codes and narratives and a common understanding of organizational goals(Al-Tabbaa & Ankrah, 2016), communicative processes, as well as the nature of transferred knowledge, can be considered a relevant way of characterizing this dimension.Knowledge is not propagated in a vacuum, but within a "contextu-alized space," known as ba. It can be classified as formal ba, referring to the opportunity formally provided by the organization such as scheduled meetings and institutionalized forums for interactions with others; informal ba, related to opportunities for casual communication and not defined by the organization or work process; and cyber ba, corresponding to interactions via electronic media (Magnier-Watanabe et al, 2011).…”

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Elements influencing knowledge management in university–business–government collaboration: Case studies in National Institutes of Science and Technology

Ribeiro

Nagano

2018

Knowl Process Manag

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The aim of this article is to investigate how certain characteristics of university–business–government collaborations facilitate creating and managing knowledge and, consequently, innovation, focusing on the particularities of the scenario in Brazil. This topic was chosen as there are few studies that comprehensively identify and analyze the main aspects of this type of collaboration. As conceptual basis, there are correlations between knowledge management and Triple Helix theories, the latter being the principal model referring to university–business–government cooperation. The research was conducted using multiple case studies at three National Institutes of Science and Technology in the health area. The principle findings show the importance of university–business–government collaboration as it enables, as in the case of participating in a National Institutes of Science and Technology program, the creation of an organization structure lead by a coordinator who directs the flow of knowledge between member organizations, stimulating innovation.

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“…Using the economic analogy of capital, social capital is conceptualized as a resource that can be accumulated or drawn upon in times of need. Unlike traditional tangible resources (e.g., financial or human capital), social capital is distinctive in that it exists in the structure of relationships between actors, and is, therefore, jointly owned [28]. Social capital, unlike other capital resources, is not physically tradable, but is an emergent phenomenon from the interaction of social practices and shared norms and values.…”

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Analyzing Stakeholder Water Source Preference Based upon Social Capital: a Case Study of the Fajr Jam Gas Refinery in Iran

Ghoochani

Dorani

Ghanian

et al. 2017

Water Conserv Sci Eng

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Gas refineries are among the most water-intensive industries in the world. The Fajr Jam gas refinery is one such example, located in the southern Iran. The indiscriminate use of aquifer resources for this highly profitable industry creates tragedy of the commons effects, causing significant environmental controversy and threatening the long-term water security of the region. It behooves decision makers, therefore, to examine a broad range of adaptive water management strategies for this industry. The implementation of such strategies requires understanding the preferences and potential conflicts that may emerge among competing stakeholder interests. This quantitative social scientific study examines stakeholder preferences among water management options through the lens of social capital. Elite stakeholder representatives (including agricultural organizations, governmental organizations, the Water, and Power Authority, Department of Health, Bureau of Water and Wastewater) were canvassed through a survey instrument using paired comparisons. Data were analyzed using Expert Choice software and an analytic hierarchy process technique. The results show that accountability is the main criterion for selecting the best water sources and ranked first with the Eigenvector 0.62. Also, the results show that the least important criterion was social cohesion with the Eigenvalue 0.033. The criteria of partnership and trust ranked as two and three with Eigenvalues 0.215 and 0.133, respectively. The results indicate that the construction of salt water transmission from the sea (A = 0.240) is the preferred option among other alternatives, and this is confirmed by sensitivity analysis.

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Social capital to facilitate ‘engineered’ university–industry collaboration for technology transfer: A dynamic perspective

Cited by 120 publications

References 66 publications

Non‐R&D innovation and firms’ new product performance: the joint moderating effect of R&D intensity and network embeddedness

Non‐R&D innovation and firms’ new product performance: the joint moderating effect of R&D intensity and network embeddedness

Elements influencing knowledge management in university–business–government collaboration: Case studies in National Institutes of Science and Technology

Analyzing Stakeholder Water Source Preference Based upon Social Capital: a Case Study of the Fajr Jam Gas Refinery in Iran

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