Synergising academia and industry
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2026
Yazarlar: Serdal TEMEL, Chipulu, Max, Howells, Jeremy, Dabić, Marina
ISSN: 1460-1060, Uluslararası, 2026
Özet
Purpose – This study examines how two collaboration channels – education and training and research and development (R&D) – within university–business collaboration (UBC) are associated with firms’ innovation, commercialisation, talent access and efficiency outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – Using a nationwide survey of 4,188 academics and multilevel logit models (GLMM), we estimate the odds of four firm-level outcomes and report odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals to assess the magnitude and significance of UBC effects. Findings – Collaborative R&D initiatives significantly enhance the commercialisation of academic inventions and the efficiency of business operations. Engagements in education- and training-oriented UBC are positively associated with product and process innovation and firms’ access to student talent, underscoring the human– capital dimension of collaboration. The results highlight the complementary roles of R&D and education-based collaboration in fostering innovation and organisational performance, while indicating that some structural and relational barriers continue to constrain UBC effectiveness. Research limitations/implications – Outcomes are reported by academics and anchored in documented project outputs