EVALUATING OUTCOMES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Simon Kabins · Academy of Management Proceedings · 2011
Deploying a qualitative research approach, I analyze the extent to which different types of university-industry collaboration in computer science have resulted in the creation and commercialization of new scientific knowledge and technologies. The findings suggest that: 1) university-driven collaborations aimed towards basic research are more productive than collaborations with applied research objectives, both in terms of new scientific knowledge and technology; 2) university entrepreneurs are an important driver of technology commercialization, and; 3) public users may be more important sources of inspiration for academics than industrial firms and, in addition, provide university entrepreneurs access to an initial first market.