The Two Faces of Collaboration: Impacts of University-Industry Relations on Public Research

Markus Perkmann () and Kathryn Walsh

No 10-03, DRUID Working Papers from DRUID, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy/Aalborg University, Department of Business Studies

Abstract: We analyze the impact of university-industry relationships on public research. Our inductive study of university-industry collaboration in engineering suggests that basic projects are more likely to yield academically valuable knowledge than applied projects. However, applied projects show higher degrees of partner interdependence and therefore enable exploratory learning by academics, leading to new ideas and projects. This result holds especially for research-oriented academics working in the ‘sciences of the artificial’ and engaging in multiple relationships with industry. Our learning-centred interpretation qualifies the notion of entrepreneurial science as a driver of applied university-industry collaboration. We conclude with implications for science and technology policy.

Keywords: University industry relations; Collaborative research; Contract research; Academic consulting; Science technology links; Engineering (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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