Universities and Fundamental Research: Reflections on the Growth of University–Industry Partnerships

By Joanna Poyago-Theotoky, J. Beath, Donald S. Siegel. 2002

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The recent rise in university-industry partnerships has stimulated an important public policy debate regarding how these relationships affect fundamental research. In this paper, we examine the antecedents and consequences of policies to promote university-industry alliances. Although the preliminary evidence appears to suggest that these partnerships have not had a deleterious effect on the quantity and quality of basic research, some legitimate concerns have been raised about these activities that require additional analysis. We conclude that additional research is needed to provide a more accurate assessment of the optimal level of commercialisation.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management

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University patenting and its effects on academic research: The emerging European evidence (2006, background): “There is empirical and theoretical evidence both in support of (Poyago-Theotoky et al., 2002) and against (Nelson, 2001) the view that university patenting would accelerate commercialisation.”
In Search of Performance Effects of (In)Direct Industry Science Links (2008, background): “research (Arrow, 1962; Nelson, 1982; Dasgupta and David, 1994).”
When do start-ups that exploit patented academic knowledge survive? (2003, background): “Moreover, in recent years, the role of universities in commercial technology development has become even more important as partnerships with the private sector (Siegel et al, 2002; Siegel et al forthcoming, Hall et al, 2002) and technology licensing (Thursby and Thursby, 2002), have grown.”
Generating science-based growth: an econometric analysis of the impact of organizational incentives on university–industry technology transfer (2005, methodology): “Notes 1 See Poyago-Theotoky et al. (2002) for an analysis of the policy implications of the growth of UITT.”
Industry–University Collaboration by Canadian Manufacturing Firms* (2006, background): “The type of partnership and interactions between industry and universities depends on the contribution and motivation of both parties and can be cast in the principal-agent framework ( Poyago-Theotoky et al., 2002 ).”
University entrepreneurship: a taxonomy of the literature (2007, background): “Poyago-Theotoky et al. (2002) What are the antecedents and consequences of policies to promote university-industry partnerships? n/a n/a Review of the literature indicates that there is still little knowledge about the impact of the rise of university–industry partnerships.”
A theoretical analysis of the role of social networks in entrepreneurship (2014, background): “…Hagedoorn et al. 2000, Audretsch and Feldman 2003), and fostering joint ventures between/among entrepreneurs and universities or research labs (e.g., Stiglitz and Wallsten 1999, Agrawal 2001, OECD 2002, Poyago-Theotoky et al. 2002, McMillan and Hamilton 2003, Hall 2004, Mowery and Nelson 2004).”
University–industry relationships and open innovation: Towards a research agenda (2007, unknown): “In practice, the distinction is not overly relevant as most research partnerships are in fact assisted by public funds within the context of policy programmes by national, regional or supranational authorities (Poyago-Theotoky et al. 2002; Stiglitz and Wallsten 1999).”
Cultivating Research Universities and Industrial Linkages in China: The Case of Shanghai (2007, background): “Another type of intermediate link is through joint collaboration between a firm and university to develop a product or technology (Poyago-Theotoky et al., 2002).”