Asking both university and industry actors about their engagement in knowledge transfer: What single-group studies of motives omit

Developing university-business cooperation through work-integrated learning

“…Qualitative data confirmed the UBC literature about the important role of individuals (Ankrah et al, 2013;Bjerregaard, 2010). Although the university had polices and processes established to foster connections with industry, the placement coordinator and administrative liaison also served a key webbers at the individual level to initiate new relationships with prospective hosts and to influence the development of the network through ongoing activities to strengthen existing relationships, thereby positively influencing communication.…”

Mapping the field: a bibliometric analysis of the literature on university–industry collaborations

“…Thus, it is necessary to consider the institutional context as a moderator in the relationship between governance mechanisms and outcomes of U-I collaborations. Moreover, future studies could focus on optimising the management of a portfolio of incentives and initiatives that foster U-I linkages during different evolutionary stages of partnerships (Ankrah et al 2013;Plewa et al 2013b). Correspondingly, there is a need to investigate which incentives not only enhance both researchers and industry partners' willingness to engage in U-I partnerships, but also foster the development of long-lasting strategic alliances.…”

Educational Involvement in Innovative University–Industry Collaboration

“…In the first phase, knowledge sharing, the partners share and transfer information and knowledge in formal and informal manners within their relationship. In the context of university-industry relationships, the process of knowledge transfer from academia to industry has been studied by several teams of researchers (e.g., Ankrah et al, 2013;D'Este & Patel, 2007;Siegel et al, 2004). Typical forms of knowledge transfer include jointly organized research projects, training and education, consulting engagements, or thesis supervision.…”

“…However, information sharing between partners requires an open and trusted atmosphere, particularly given that the information owned by the industrial actor in the relationship has both economic value and potential competitive advantage (Santoro & Saparito, 2003). Therefore, the knowledge sharing and transfer in university-industry relationships requires engagement and commitment to the collaboration from both parties (Ankrah et al, 2013). The interview data showed that efficient knowledge transfer in the educational collaboration was based on long-term and close collaboration and personlevel relationships between industrial actors and universities: The interview data also revealed that thesis projects can only be successful when the student writing the thesis is able to obtain relevant and good-quality supervision from both sides of the relationship.…”