OPEN FOR BUSINESS: UNIVERSITIES, ENTREPRENEURIAL ACADEMICS AND OPEN INNOVATION

Allen T. Alexander, Kristel Miller () and Sean Fielding ()
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Allen T. Alexander: Centre for Innovation & Service Research, University of Exeter Business School, Building One, Streatham Court, Exeter EX4 4ST, UK
Kristel Miller: #x2020;Queen’s University Management School, Queen’s University Belfast, Riddel Hall, 185 Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5EE, Northern Ireland, UK
Sean Fielding: #x2021;Research & Knowledge Transfer, University of Exeter, Innovation Centre, Rennes Drive, Exeter, EX4 4RN, UK

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2015, vol. 19, issue 06, 1-21

Abstract: The emergence of open innovation theory and practice, alongside the evolution to a quadruple helix system of innovation, has led to a need for universities to rethink their models of engagement with industry and wider society. One important element in this system is the entrepreneurial academics; however, there is a lack of research considering the motivations of entrepreneurial academics, who differ from academic entrepreneurs, to engage in knowledge transfer in line with open innovation policy. This research offers practical insights on whether new models of engagement, increasingly offered by universities, really address the policy drivers for open innovation. Furthermore, this research explores whether these activities might motivate entrepreneurial academics to participate. Preliminary findings identify that many supposedly new collaboration activities do not really motivate entrepreneurial academics. This may have important implications on the ability of universities to become truly open and to encourage their academics to become engaged in collaboration and impact.

Keywords: University; open innovation; entrepreneurs; business development; knowledge transfer; intellectual property; governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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