Industry-University Research Centers: A Multivariate Analysis of Member Retention

Denis O Gray, Mark Lindblad and Joseph Rudolph

The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2001, vol. 26, issue 3, 247-54

Abstract: Although a growing literature documents the benefits of industry-university research centers, most centers experience a significant amount of turnover among their industrial members. In order to gain a better understanding of this phenomenon, the current study attempts to identify factors that predict member renewal (DV). Questionnaire data were collected from industrial respondents (N = 249) participating in 39 centers funded by the NSF IUCRC program. Structural, member benefits and administrative process variables were used to predict the dependent variable. Logistic regression analyses identified three significant predictors: professional networking benefits, research relevance and administrative operations. Implications of these findings for public policy, cooperative research management and future research are discussed. Copyright 2001 by Kluwer Academic Publishers

Date: 2001
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