University-industry partnerships emphasise the transformation of knowledge into products and processes which can be commercially exploited. This paper presents a framework for understanding how social capital in university-industry partnerships affect knowledge transfer strategies, which impacts on collaborative innovation developments. University-industry partnerships in three different countries, all from regions at varying stages of development, are compared using the proposed framework. These include a developed region (Canada), a transition region (Malta), and a developing region (South Africa). Structural, relational and cognitive social capital dimensions are mapped against the knowledge transfer strategy that the university-industry partnership employed: leveraging existing knowledge or appropriating new knowledge. Exploring the comparative presence of social capital in knowledge transfer strategies assists in better understanding how university-industry partnerships can position themselves to facilitate innovation. The paper proposes a link between social capital and knowledge transfer strategy by illustrating how it impacts the competitive positioning of the university-industry partners involved.

Leveraging social capital in university-industry knowledge transfer strategies: a comparative positioning framework / Robertson, J.; Mccarthy, Ian Paul; Pitt, L.. - In: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH & PRACTICE. - ISSN 1477-8246. - 17:4(2019), pp. 461-472. [10.1080/14778238.2019.1589396]

Leveraging social capital in university-industry knowledge transfer strategies: a comparative positioning framework

McCarthy I. P.;
2019

Abstract

University-industry partnerships emphasise the transformation of knowledge into products and processes which can be commercially exploited. This paper presents a framework for understanding how social capital in university-industry partnerships affect knowledge transfer strategies, which impacts on collaborative innovation developments. University-industry partnerships in three different countries, all from regions at varying stages of development, are compared using the proposed framework. These include a developed region (Canada), a transition region (Malta), and a developing region (South Africa). Structural, relational and cognitive social capital dimensions are mapped against the knowledge transfer strategy that the university-industry partnership employed: leveraging existing knowledge or appropriating new knowledge. Exploring the comparative presence of social capital in knowledge transfer strategies assists in better understanding how university-industry partnerships can position themselves to facilitate innovation. The paper proposes a link between social capital and knowledge transfer strategy by illustrating how it impacts the competitive positioning of the university-industry partners involved.
2019
competitiveness; Knowledge transfer; regional strategy; social capital; university-industry
Leveraging social capital in university-industry knowledge transfer strategies: a comparative positioning framework / Robertson, J.; Mccarthy, Ian Paul; Pitt, L.. - In: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH & PRACTICE. - ISSN 1477-8246. - 17:4(2019), pp. 461-472. [10.1080/14778238.2019.1589396]
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