University-Industry Knowledge Interactions: People, Tensions and Impact

University-industry interaction involves multiple actors, states, and effects, with choices made by individuals based on their characteristics. Tensions arise between promotion instruments, trade-offs, and management practices. Impacts are related to scientific agendas, economic returns, and societal benefits. This book adopts a people-tension-impact approach to identify key insights through qualitative and quantitative research, established and novel methodologies, and different geographic settings. Chapters provide new perspectives on gender biases, entrepreneurial involvement, international mobility, and the coexistence of positive and unresolved tensions.

Format: Hardback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 23 February 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

University-industry interaction is a complex web of actors, states, and effects that involves the choices made by individuals at different stages of their scientific careers in a highly globalized profession. Tensions arise when university administrators and managers must navigate the delicate balance between various promotion instruments, or when the university or public research organization grapples with the trade-offs between long-term relationships and short-term gains, or between new management practices. These tensions can lead to a range of impacts, including effects on scientific agendas, economic returns for firms, and societal benefits.

To gain a deeper understanding of these interactions, this book adopts a people-tension-impact approach. It combines qualitative and quantitative research, established and novel methodologies, and diverse geographic settings to uncover key insights. The chapters in this volume offer fresh perspectives on university-industry interactions related to gender biases, entrepreneurial involvement of PhD students, and the role of international mobility. They also delve into the ways in which the positive impacts of university-industry interactions coexist with unresolved tensions stemming from policy combinations, long-term contractual relationships, management practices, and organizational strategies.

Chapters 4 and 6 of this book are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via the link: link.springer.com. This license allows for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction of the content, provided that proper attribution is given to the authors.

Weight: 506g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030846688
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022