Literature Connections for BI Projects with Industry

References for rationale or as background to prepare to work with these audiences.

1. Rybnicek, R., Königsgruber, R. (2019). What makes industry-university collaboration succeed? A systematic review of the literature. J Bus Econ, 89, 221-250. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11573-018-0916-6

   This article presents the results of a systematic review of the literature on the collaboration between industry and universities and includes extensive analysis of research published on industry-university collaboration projects. The authors discuss factors that influence the success of collaborations and propose a novel conceptual model, which synthesizes empirical results, and categorizes the influencing factors and their interrelationship within the collaboration process. Based on their review of existing literature, they identify an agenda for future research in this domain.

2. National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine (2010). Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/12999.

   Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited provides a snapshot of the work of the government and the private sector in the past five years, analyzing how the original recommendations have or have not been acted upon, what consequences this may have on future competitiveness, and priorities going forward. In addition, readers will find a series of thought- and discussion-provoking factoids--many of them alarming--about the state of science and innovation in America.

3. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2016). Promising Practices for Strengthening the Regional STEM Workforce Development Ecosystem. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/21894.

   U.S. strength in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines has formed the basis of innovations, technologies, and industries that have spurred the nation's economic growth throughout the last 150 years. Universities are essential to the creation and transfer of new knowledge that drives innovation. This knowledge moves out of the university and into broader society in several ways — through highly skilled graduates (i.e. human capital); academic publications; and the creation of new products, industries, and companies via the commercialization of scientific breakthroughs. Despite this, our understanding of how universities receive, interpret, and respond to industry signaling demands for STEM-trained workers is far from complete.

4. Chai S, Shih W. Bridging science and technology through academic-industry partnerships (2016). Research Policy, 45(1):148-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2015.07.007

   Partnerships that foster the translation of scientific advances emerging from academic research organizations into commercialized products at private firms are a useful policy tool. This paper explores mechanisms to facilitate and foster the bridging between academic science and commercialization of technology and assesses the impact of academic-industry partnership funding on participating firms' innovative performance compared to non-participants.

5. Ankrah, S., & AL-Tabbaa, O. (2015). Universities-industry collaboration: A systematic review. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 31(3), 387-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2015.02.003

   The collaboration between universities and the industry is increasingly perceived as a vehicle to enhance innovation through knowledge exchange. This is evident by a significant increase in studies that investigate the topic from different perspectives. However, this body of knowledge is still described as fragmented and lacks efficient comprehensive view. To address this gap, we employed a systematic procedure to review the literature on universities-industry collaboration (UIC). The review resulted in identifying five key aspects, which underpinned the theory of UIC. We integrate these key aspects into an overarching process framework, which together with the review, provide a substantial contribution by creating an integrated analysis of the state of literature concerning this phenomenon. Several research avenues are reported as distilled from the analysis.

6. Barnes, T., Pashby, I., & Gibbons, A. (2002). Effective University — Industry Interaction:: A Multi-case Evaluation of Collaborative R&D Projects. European Management Journal, 20(3), 272-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-2373(02)00044-0

   There is a growing world-wide trend toward greater collaboration between academia and industry, an activity encouraged by governments as a means of enhancing national competitiveness and wealth creation. Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) is well known for its extensive links with industry, and provided an excellent opportunity for a study of management practice within university-industry collaborative research projects. This paper evaluates the findings of six collaborative research projects. The objective was to identify factors which, if managed correctly, increase the probability of a collaboration being perceived as successful by both academic and industrial partners. The outcome was a good practice model for successful university-industry research collaborations.