MIOIR Seminar Series - How do University-Industry Collaborations Benefit Innovation? Direct and Indirect Outcomes of Different Collaboration Types
| Dates: | 19 February 2024 |
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| Times: | 15:30 - 16:30 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Alliance Manchester Business School |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Rune Dahl Fitjar |
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Join us for the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Seminar Series 23/24 with Prof Rune Dahl from University of Stavanger Business School, on Monday 19th February at 15:30-16:30, in 9.041 AMBS (Hybrid Event).
You can register to attend online or in-person: https://manchester-institute-of-innovation-research.ticketleap.com/mioir-seminar-series-with-prof-rune-dahl/
How do University-Industry Collaborations Benefit Innovation? Direct and Indirect Outcomes of Different Collaboration Types
Authors: Utku Ali Riza Alpaydin and Rune Dahl Fitjar
Abstract: This paper explores the extent to which firms perceive to benefit from university-industry collaborations (UICs) in their innovation processes, building on survey data from 232 Norwegian firms. We find that firms experience not only direct innovation benefits from collaborations, but also indirect benefits in the form of closer proximity to universities, which can in turn improve future collaboration. We compare the reported outputs from various types of collaboration, finding that firms engaging mainly in research-oriented interactions more often report that collaborations result in innovation than those engaging in education-oriented or more informal collaborations. However, education-oriented and informal collaborations are equally important for building cognitive, organizational, institutional and social proximities between firms and universities.
Rune Dahl Fitjar is a professor in innovation studies and comes from the position of Vice-Rector for Innovation and Society at the University of Stavanger. He is the current Head of the Center for Innovation (CIR) which was established in 2008. It is jointly managed by the University of Stavanger (UiS) and the Norwegian Research Center (NORCE). His research focuses on various aspects of regions, particularly those related to regional innovation.
Speaker
Rune Dahl Fitjar
Role: Pro-rector for Innovation and Society
Organisation: University of Stavanger
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9.041 (Hybrid Event)
Aliiance Manchester Business School
Booth Street West
Manchester
