growth and collaboration - dr michael kitson, uk innovation research centre
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Eight Features of Knowledge Exchange
Michael Kitsonwww.michaelkitson.orghttps://twitter.com/MichaelKitson
Survey of 2,500
Businesses
Survey of 22,000
Academics
1Broaden the
focus beyond technology
transfer
5
7
4 14
Licensedresearch
Patenting
Spun-outcompany
Formed/runconsultancy
Commercialisation activities
Community-basedactivities
Lectures forthe community
Community-based sports
Publicexhibitions
People-based activities
Giving invitedlectures
Studentplacements
Participatingin networks
Standard-settingforums
Enterpriseeducation
Curriculumdevelopment
Attending conferences
Sitting onadvisory boards
Format adapted from Ulrichsen (2009)
Abreu, Grinevich, Hughes and Kitson (2009)
Commercialisation Activities of UK Academics
65
67
8738
3328
31
33
6
38
30
3
15
5
7
4 14
57
49
4335
46
10 10
27
37
9Setting of physical facilities
Contractresearch
Consultancyservices
Externalsecondment
JointPublications
Prototyping and testing
Informaladvice
Researchconsortia
Hostingpersonnel
Jointresearch
Problem-solving activities
Licensedresearch
Patenting
Spun-outcompany
Formed/runconsultancy
Commercialisation activities
Community-basedactivities
Lectures forthe community
Schoolsproject
Community-based sports
Publicexhibitions
People-based activities
Giving invitedlectures
Studentplacements
Participatingin networks
Standard-settingforums
Enterpriseeducation
Curriculumdevelopment
Attending conferences
Sitting onadvisory boards
Employeetraining
Source: Hughes , A. and Kitson. M. (2012), Cambridge Journal of Economics,
All Interactions for UK Academics
All Interactions for UK Business
10
8
13
4
3
3
7
7
2
4
12
3
2
27
3
6
6
3
2
24
5
13
2
1
2
joint publications
Creation of physical facilities
Prototyping and testing
Joint research
informal advice
Secondment to HEIs
Hosting academics
Consultancy services
Contract research)
Research consortiaProblem solving activities
Academic Publications
Licenses owned by HEIs
Spun-outcompany
Licences owned by non-HEIs
Commercialisationand research
activities
Community basedactivities
Lectures for the community
Schools projects
public exhibitions
Community based sports
People based activities
Attending conferences with HEIs
Attending conferences organised by HEIs
Supervising student projects;
Participation in networks
Sitting on advisory boards
Participation in standard setting forums involving HEIS
Training at HEIs
Invited lectures
Enterprise Education
2
Curriculum development
Source: Data from Hughes, A. and Kitson, M. (2013), Connecting with the Ivory Tower: Business Perspectives on Knowledge Exchange in the UK, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.
2Broaden the
focus beyond STEM
Interactions with private sector companies (% of respondents)
Source: Abreu, M., Grinevich, V., Hughes, A. and Kitson, M. (2009), Knowledge Exchange between Academics and the Business, Public and Third Sectors, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.
3Its not just
about business
Interactions with public sector organisations (% of respondents)
Source: Abreu, M., Grinevich, V., Hughes, A. and Kitson, M. (2009), Knowledge Exchange between Academics and the Business, Public and Third Sectors, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.
Interactions with the third sector organisations (% of respondents)
Source: Abreu, M., Grinevich, V., Hughes, A. and Kitson, M. (2009), Knowledge Exchange between Academics and the Business, Public and Third Sectors, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.
4Not just about
technology
Why businesses interact with HEIs?
Source: Hughes, A. and Kitson, M. (2013), Connecting with the Ivory Tower: Business Perspectives on Knowledge Exchange in the UK, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.
5Constraints: not the usual
suspects
Constraints on interactions with external organisations (% of respondents – All and Engineering)
Source: Cambridge Centre for Business Research Survey of Knowledge Exchange Activity by UK Academics (Hughes, A., Kitson, M., Abreu, M., Grinevich, V., Bullock, A. and Milner, I.) UK Data Archive Study Number 6462
Academic and business perceptions of constraints on interactions
Source: Data from Hughes, A. and Kitson, M. (2010), Connecting with the Ivory Tower: The Business Perspective on Knowledge Exchange in the UK, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.
6The danger of
focusing on ‘impact’
7Realistic
expectations
Number of Businesses and Academics (FT) in the UK (2013)
Sources: HESA and Department for Business Innovation and Skills
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