Mid-range universities' linkages with industry: Knowledge types and the role of intermediaries

被引:322
作者
Wright, Mike [1 ]
Clarysse, Bart [2 ]
Lockett, Andy
Knockaert, Mirjam [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nottingham, Sch Business, Ctr Management Buy Out Res, Nottingham NG8 1BB, England
[2] Univ Ghent, Fac Econ & Bedrijfskunde, Imperial Coll, Tanaka Business Sch, London SW7, England
[3] Univ Ghent, Vlerick Leuven Ghent Management Sch, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
关键词
university-industry linkages; university spin-offs; licensing; technology transfer;
D O I
10.1016/j.respol.2008.04.021
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
We analyze how mid-range universities can contribute to industrial change through the transfer of tacit and codified knowledge in the areas of spin-offs; licensing and patents; contract research, consultancy and reach-out; and graduate and researcher mobility. We use archival, survey and interview data relating to mid-range universities in mid-range environments in the UK, Belgium, Germany and Sweden. Our findings suggest that mid-range universities primarily need to focus on generating world-class research and critical mass in areas of expertise, as well as developing different types of intermediaries. Mid-range universities may need to develop a portfolio of university-industry linkages in terms of the scope of activities and the types of firms with which they interact, We also show that different intermediaries have important roles to play in developing university-industry linkages for mid-range universities. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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页码:1205 / 1223
页数:19
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