Technology transfer and innovation: exploring the multifaceted nature of this interaction

Bigliardi, Barbara; Galati, Francesco; Marolla, Giuliano; Verbano, Chiara

doi:10.1504/ijttc.2013.064172

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“…Of the 147 articles identified for detailed review, 34 were accepted as being sufficiently relevant to the study. Of these 34 papers, all were published in English, and all, except for two which consisted of a simulation [ 13 ] and a systematic literature review [ 14 ], studied STEM assets in either North America (n = 15) or Europe (n = 17). The specific countries of focus included: the United States (n = 12), Spain (n = 3), the United Kingdom (n = 3), Canada (n = 2), France (n = 2), Ireland (n = 2), Sweden (n = 2), Turkey (n = 2), the Czech Republic (n = 1), Italy (n = 1), Mexico (n = 1), and Portugal (n = 1).…”

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“…This category gives a prominent role to knowledge as a resource itself [ 30 ] and as the focus of entrepreneurial activities involving its transfer and diffusion, such as patenting and commercialisation, encouraging academic spinout companies, and coordinating collaboration between various stakeholders [ 35 ]. Such activities are typically conducted by technology transfer offices/centres [ 13 , 35 ], often as part of larger technoparks [ 33 ].…”

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“…Methodologically, the university-focused literature was split fairly evenly: quantitative (n = 3), qualitative (n = 2), and mixed methods [ 13 ]. The two more simplistic quantitative designs involved administering surveys (one cross-sectional, one longitudinal) to businesses to understand their relationship with, and perceptions of, university activities [ 34 , 36 ].…”

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The impact of university STEM assets: A systematic review of the empirical evidence

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Bramley,

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Background Innovation ecosystems are an important driver of regional economic growth and development. STEM assets connected to universities may play an important role in such ecosystems. Objective To systematically review the literature relating to the effect of university STEM assets on regional economies and innovation ecosystems, providing a better understanding of how the impact is generated and constrained, as well as identifying any gaps in knowledge. Methods Keyword and text word searches using the Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate), Econlit (EBSCO) and ERIC (EBSCO) were performed in July 2021 and February 2023. Papers were double screened on abstract and title, and were included if there was consensus that they fulfilled the inclusion criteria of: (i) relating to an OECD country; (ii) having been published between 1 January 2010 and 28 February 2023; and (iii) concerning the impact of STEM assets. Data extraction was undertaken for each article by a single reviewer and checked by a second reviewer. Due to the heterogeneity of the study designs and outcome measures used, it was not possible to perform a quantitative synthesis of results. A narrative synthesis was subsequently undertaken. Results Of the 162 articles identified for detailed review, 34 were accepted as being sufficiently relevant to the study to be included for final analysis. Three important features identified were that the literature: i) is predominately concerned with supporting new businesses; ii) describes a high level of involvement with a university in providing that support; and iii studies economic impacts at local, regional and national levels. Discussion The evidence points to a gap in the literature relating to looking at the broader impact of STEM assets and any corresponding transformational, system-level effects that go beyond narrowly defined, short to medium-term outcomes. The main limitation of this review is that information on STEM assets in the non-academic literature is not captured.

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“…With respect to control aspect, virtual trainings are also an important source of knowledge creation and technological innovation as they can be recorded and accessed anytime and anywhere. Knowledge creation and technological innovation are important for firms of all sizes to create and sustain competitive advantage (Santoro, 2014;Mailhot et al, 2013;Bigliardi et al, 2013;Oyedoyin et al, 2013;Malik and Wickramasinghe, 2013). Secondly, a healthy technology transfer process adopted in any organisation can help with reduced negative impact from cultural differences in the organisation (Nguyen and Aoyama, 2013).…”

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Using virtual training for technical training needs - resolving the consultants (vs.) IT companies' tug of war

Poorani

Thiyagarajan

2017

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Owing to globalisation and changing technology trends has become essential for IT companies to keep pace with the drastically itinerant current scenario by constantly enhancing their employees' skills by means of knowledge sharing through training. Initially, companies relied on consultants to fulfil these training needs. However, recently there is a declining trend in outsourcing the needs, especially in India due to the cost involved. Hence, a cost effective option without compromising on quality is required. Virtual training can be seen as the solution to this problem. But, there seems to be some hitches for the consultants in getting the technical training virtually imparted to the employees due to various reasons. This paper thus analyses and bridges the gap that exists between the expectation of an IT company and the actual service delivery of consultants and offers suggestions to them, to help meet their clients' needs in a better way.

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“…As stressed by open innovation literature which emphasises interfirm cooperative R&D, enhanced absorptive capacity through technological alliances offers productivity gains, strengthened internal innovation capabilities, thus producing more innovative products (Bhardwaj et al, 2015;Bigliardi et al, 2013;Chesbrough, 2003;Whangthomkum et al, 2006). Lane and Lubatkin (1998) concluded that pharmaceutical firms' performance is improved by gaining new knowledge from allying with biotech firms.…”

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Technological alliance drivers, formation and performance: the case of Korean high-tech SMEs

Kim¹

2016

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This paper explores the drivers of firms to enter into technological alliances by testing the relative effects of social networks and absorptive capacity on partner selection, governance and alliance performance. The results show within the sample of Korean high-tech SMEs that absorptive capacity is the primary driver of partner selection and alliance performance than social networks. However, neither absorptive capacity nor social networks were found to significantly affect the choice of technological alliance governance mode. Based on these findings, this study posits the driver of technological alliance formation among Korean SMEs is absorptive capacity. Discussion of these conclusions and implications for academics and business practitioners are discussed in the closing section of the paper.

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Technology transfer and innovation: exploring the multifaceted nature of this interaction

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The impact of university STEM assets: A systematic review of the empirical evidence

The impact of university STEM assets: A systematic review of the empirical evidence

Using virtual training for technical training needs - resolving the consultants (vs.) IT companies' tug of war

Technological alliance drivers, formation and performance: the case of Korean high-tech SMEs

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