Learning through university-business collaboration: case studies from the University of Oxford

Thesis

In the UK, like other advanced economies, university-business collaborations in research and development (R&D) activities have an increasingly important role to play in driving innovation and providing wider benefits to the economy and society. The future development of university approaches and the policy framework to support further expansion of these activities needs to be informed by a greater understanding of the processes involved. However, given that previous research into the int...

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Authors: Morris, G

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: motivation; research exploitation; research and development exploitation; partnership; leadership in collaborations; collaborative relationships; management in collaborations; collaboration; learning; organisational learning; university business partnerships; learning outcomes; collaborative learning; social power; university-business collaboration; knowledge exchange; inter-organisational learning; university research; trust; knowledge transfer
• Subjects: Learning strategies; Research and development partnership; Interorganisational relations; Organizational learning; Knowledge and learning; Organizational sociology; Learning by discovery; Learning, Psychology of; Academic-industrial collaboration