Resource-based view of university-industry research collaboration

Simon Philbin

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    Abstract

    University-industry research collaboration offers both parties involved recognised benefits. Universities can secure funding for students and researchers, whereas companies can gain access to science and technology to incorporate in improved products. The performance of such collaborations can be closely related to the resources available to the collaborating organisations. Therefore, this paper will examine how university-industry research collaborations can be developed and managed through applying the key concepts of the resource-based view of strategy. The research method is composed of two stages. The first stage involved a series of 32 structured interviews with representatives from companies and the academic sector, which sought to ascertain the resources required for successful university-industry collaborations. Qualitative assessment of the resources according to either being tangible, intangible or human related identified the capabilities required to underpin collaborations between universities and companies. The second stage involved a case study application of these capabilities to a major university-industry research programme. The case study investigation involved reflective analysis of how the resources and capabilities were configured and deployed during the development and management phases of the programme. This allows generation of a set of practitioner oriented recommendations for establishing university-industry collaborations.
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication statusPublished - 29 Jul 2012
    EventPICMET '12 : Technology management for emerging technologies (PICMET 12) - Vancouver, Canada
    Duration: 29 Jul 2012 → 2 Aug 2012

    Conference

    ConferencePICMET '12 : Technology management for emerging technologies (PICMET 12)
    Period29/07/12 → 2/08/12

    Bibliographical note

    Note: Published in: Proceedings of PICMET '12: Technology Management in the IT-Driven Services (PICMET) (2012), Piscataway, U.S. : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. , pp. 400-411, ISBN 9781467328531, ISSN (print): 2159-5100

    Organising Body: Portland International Center for Management and Engineering Technology

    Keywords

    • Business and management studies

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    • Resource-based view of university-industry research collaboration

      Philbin, S., 29 Jul 2012, Published in: Proceedings of PICMET '12: Technology Management in the IT-Driven Services (PICMET) (2012), Piscataway, U.S. : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. , pp. 400-411, ISBN 9781467328531, ISSN (print): 2159-5100 Organising Body: Portland International Center for Management and Engineering Technology Organising Body: Portland International Center for Management and Engineering Technology.

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