An Investigation into Different Approaches to University Business Partnerships in the UK
Brychan Thomas1* & Said Al-Hasan2
Abstract
This study investigates different approaches to University business partnerships in the United Kingdom (UK). The research documents links universities have with companies in terms of industrial research, knowledge transfer, and other forms of external collaborative partnerships, and what these links are. The objectives of the paper are to provide accurate information on university business partnerships for business professionals, industrial policymakers, management students, researchers, and academicians. The research was carried out in three stages including i) the nature of university business partnerships, ii) an overview of the university/business inter-organizational relationship, and iii) university-industry relationships and the different approaches to university business partnerships. Comparison is made between universities in order to benchmark and assess “good/best practice” and potential barriers. Investigation of the commercialization of Intellectual Property (IP) is undertaken with insights for improvements. Recommendations to improve the management of university knowledge transfer are given.
Keywords
benchmarking; university; business; partnerships; knowledge transfer.
Cite This Article
Thomas, B., Al-Hasan, S. (2024). An Investigation into Different Approaches to University Business Partnerships in the UK. International Journal of Scientific Advances (IJSCIA), Volume 5| Issue 6: Nov-Dec 2024, Pages 1172-1186, URL: https://www.ijscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Volume5-Issue6-Nov-Dec-No.704-1172-1186.pdf
Volume 5 | Issue 6: Nov – Dec 2024
