Knowledge transfer in university–industry research partnerships: a review
This paper identifies practices that can facilitate knowledge transfer in university–industry (U–I) research partnerships by systematically reviewing extant literature. We aim to contribute to the theoretical development in the field of academic engagement and propose that knowledge transfer provides a valuable perspective. We started our review with identifying barriers and facilitators of knowledge transfer. Extant literature identified knowledge differences and differences in goals resulting from different institutional cultures as important barriers to knowledge transfer. They result in ambiguity, problems with knowledge absorption and difficulties with the application of knowledge. Trust, communication, the use of intermediaries and experience are found as facilitators for knowledge transfer that help to resolve the identified barriers. Our analysis offers practical advice for the management of academic engagement. Finally, we identified questions for future research based on inconsistencies in extant research and open questions we encountered during our analysis.
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article/Letter to editor biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Absorptive capacity, Academic partnerships, Ambiguity, Barriers, Cultural differences, Facilitators, Goals, Knowledge management, Knowledge transfer, Practices, Research collaboration, Trust, University–Business, University–Industry, |
| Online Access: | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/knowledge-transfer-in-universityindustry-research-partnerships-a- |
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