Understanding Quadruple Helix relationships of university technology commercialisation: a micro-level approach
通过比较英国两所大学的案例,从微观层面研究大学在技术商业化过程中管理四螺旋利益相关者(产业、用户等)时面临的挑战,发现大学类型影响利益相关者的显著性和参与度,而欧洲区域政策忽视了这种情境差异。
Given recent demands for more co-creational university technology commercialisation processes involving industry and end users, this paper adopts a micro-level approach to explore the challenges faced by universities when managing Quadruple Helix stakeholders within technology commercialisation processes. To explore this research question, a qualitative research methodology which relies upon comparative case analysis was adopted to explore the technology commercialisation process in two universities within a UK region. The findings revealed that university type impacts Quadruple Helix stakeholder salience and engagement and consequently university technology commercialisation activities and processes. This is important as recent European regional policy fails to account for contextual influences when promoting Quadruple Helix stakeholder relationships in co-creational university technology commercialisation.