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Determinants of effective knowledge transfer from academic researchers to industry practitioners
Rajaeian, Mehdi Cater-Steel, Aileen Lane, Michael
Rajaeian, Mehdi
Cater-Steel, Aileen
Lane, Michael
Abstract
Engagement of academic researchers in dissemination of research-generated knowledge to industry is expected to increase the impact of research. We employed a mixed- methods research approach to identify and investigate the factors that may determine the effectiveness of such engagement at the individual level by investigating knowledge-transfer activities of researchers in the IT outsourcing field. The findings indicate researchers’ motivation, knowledge transfer mechanisms, and communication/interaction channels with industry may explain effective knowledge transfer. Impact-minded researchers were significantly more effective than publication-minded researchers in knowledge transfer. Recommendations to research managers and policy makers are provided.
Keywords
Effective academic knowledge transfer, Academic engagement, Higher Education Research Institutions, Research-practice communications, Collaborative research
Date
2018
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Journal article
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Journal of Engineering and Technology Management
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Volume
47
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Page Range
37-52
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ACU Department
Peter Faber Business School
Faculty of Law and Business
Faculty of Law and Business
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