Understanding Quadruple Helix relationships of university technology commercialisation: a micro-level approach

McAdam, Maura; Miller, Kristel; McAdam, Rodney

doi:10.1080/03075079.2016.1212328

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“…Scholars' collaborations might involve partners from either the academic or the industrial sector. They collaborate with other scholars, or, via contracts, with businesspeople and venture capitalists (Chang et al 2009;Etzkowitz and Viale 2010;McAdam et al 2016). Scholars collaborating outside the university sector face the challenge of managing their evolving relationship with the industrial sector while maintaining their academic role (Lam 2010).…”

Section: Research Orientation and Network: Hypotheses On Direct Effectsmentioning

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Balancing act between research and application: how research orientation and networks affect scholars’ academic and commercial output

Werker

Hopp

2020

J Bus Econ

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Scholars' balancing act between research and application leads to trade-offs between commercial and research output. Yet what some scholars may consider as poles apart might lead to super-additive outcomes for others. Based on a survey carried out at three leading European universities of technology we investigate the influence of scholars' research orientation and networks on their output productivity. Our results point to a very specific group of ambidextrous scholars that is comparatively small. The scholars in this group are able to successfully balance research and application. In contrast, all scholars focusing on either pure basic or pure applied research face a trade-off between publications and innovations. In general, our findings suggest that the output productivity of all scholars is the higher the better their research orientation fits with their network activities. In particular, ambidextrous scholars rely on effectively accessing and utilizing their network to increase commercial and research output.

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Section: Research Orientation and Network: Hypotheses On Direct Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Balancing act between research and application: how research orientation and networks affect scholars’ academic and commercial output

Werker

Hopp

2020

J Bus Econ

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“…As a result, important practical experiences for students have been created in the form of courses where Robotdalen can provide real business cases, and Robotdalen has also been a source of projects for thesis students to work on. In addition to research and education at the universities, Robotdalen also assists the universities with the commercialization process of robotics, a complex task in a university setting (McAdam, Miller, and McAdam 2018). Moreover, by addressing the activities of Robotdalen from a quadruple helix perspective, we have shown how the actions of the different helices challenge traditional university incubation models by recognizing value-adding activities of the actors, resources and activities in the quadruple helix (cf.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Engaging academia in quadruple helix collaborations has been seen as a complex task, where academia has long valued publications and research grants over collaborating with quadruple helix stakeholders (McAdam, Miller, and McAdam 2018). Nonetheless, Robotdalen has been a collaboration platform for academia in several ways.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Quadruple helix as a network of relationships: creating value within a Swedish regional innovation system

Hasche

Höglund

Linton

2019

Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship

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A regional smart specialization initiative is investigated from a quadruple helix framework (industry, government, academia, and users/civil society). Based on a qualitative case study, we examine the interdependencies of actors, resources, and activities from a micro perspective. The aim is to understand the relationships and the value created between the different actors. From the results we conclude that the fourth helix should be viewed as a wholean arena where triple helix actors in different value adding relationships take on different roleswhere they create value to civil society, for example, new jobs or products for improved elderly care. In line with this, we state that the fourth helix is far more complex than limiting it to simply become a fourth separate helix of users or civil society. There is a complexity in that the fourth helix consists of both different users (including triple helix actors) as well as civil society. Users in the quadruple helix framework can also be defined in several ways depending on the context of the arena (the fourth helix) and what value adding activities they bring to civil society. Thus, users can be businesses, organizations, citizens, society, and many more things. ABSTRAIT Une initiative de sp ecialisation intelligente r egionale est examin ee a travers un mod ele a quadruple h elice (industrie, gouvernement, milieu universitaire et utilisateurs/soci et e civile). En nous basant sur une etude qualitative de cas, nous explorons les interd ependances des acteurs, des ressources et des activit es dans une micro-perspective. Notre objectif est de comprendre les relations et la valeur cr e ee entre les diff erents acteurs. Nos r esultats nous am enent a conclure que la quatri eme h elice doitêtre prise en compte dans son ensembleune ar ene dans laquelle des acteurs a triple h elice engag es dans des relations a valeur ajout ee jouent des rôles diff erentsy cr eant de la valeur pour la soci et e civile, par exemple de nouveaux emplois ou de nouveaux produits pour une am elioration des soins aux personnesâg ees. Conform ement a cette approche, nous affirmons que la quatri eme h elice est bien plus complexe que si elle se limitait a devenir simplement une quatri eme h elice distincte compos ee d'usagers et de membres de ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…While some authors favour the triple helix model, others are of the opinion that all scientific activities within the confines of university-industry collaboration that are managed and funded by government (in most cases) end up being useful for societal development. Hence, the development of the quadruple-helix model (Galvão et al 2017;McAdam et al 2018). In specific terms, it is important to stress how models have developed so far from the linear to the triple helix, and then the quadruple helix.…”

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Models, Processes, and Roles of Universities in Technology Transfer Management: A Systematic Review

Stemberkova

Fadeyi

2019

Administrative Sciences

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Universities play pivotal roles when research findings are to be adopted commercially. Although these roles vary from one country to another, effective patenting and licensing procedures, as well as eventual commercialisation of scholarly inventions, reflect hard work on the part of the University mediating between the researcher and the industry through technology transfer offices (TTOs) in order to ensure that knowledge-developers take motivational and monetary credit for their findings. This paper details some existing models, processes, and roles taken up in some countries where sharing of intellectual property exists, and links it up with aspects of university–industry technology transfer, such as policies surrounding patenting, government investment and marketing, and the process of academic entrepreneurship, among others. 22 articles were found via a systematic review of literature and analysed with respect to four identified areas of focus: internal strategy, investment and market, academic entrepreneurship and policy. Based on models, processes, and roles in reviewed studies, our results indicate that new models for technology transfer mainly stem from the fact that there is no universally accepted model in the literature. Furthermore, management of technology transfer is mostly the responsibility of TTOs in most countries. While university TTOs act as intermediaries to protect the interest of the author/inventor, issues such as poor relationships between universities and industry, as well as funding, remain major challenges in many emerging economies. In contrast, researchers in western economies are mainly challenged by financial motivation and recognition within the academic domains.

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Understanding Quadruple Helix relationships of university technology commercialisation: a micro-level approach

Cited by 40 publications

References 52 publications

Balancing act between research and application: how research orientation and networks affect scholars’ academic and commercial output

Balancing act between research and application: how research orientation and networks affect scholars’ academic and commercial output

Quadruple helix as a network of relationships: creating value within a Swedish regional innovation system

Models, Processes, and Roles of Universities in Technology Transfer Management: A Systematic Review

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