A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Academics Commercialization Decision at Malaysian Research Universities

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-92
Author(s):  
Hafizul Othman ◽  
Rosni Abdullah ◽  
Nasriah Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Research Universities ◽  
Academic Entrepreneurship ◽  
Personal Attributes ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Theoretical Sampling ◽  
Curriculum Vitae ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Multiple Case Studies

Objective- – This paper seeks to explore the heterogeneity of academic personal attributes that influence their entrepreneurial decisions and proposes a unique window of understanding the diversity of their personal attributes towards their commercialization approaches Methodology/Technique This research adopts Grounded Theory Methodology (GTM) of Straussian approach particularly the constructivist-interpretivist epistemology with extension to multiple case studies. Theoretical sampling is used to select a total of 42 academics of ICT faculties from five Malaysian research universities (RUs). Semi-structured interviews are used to elicit information in relation to their research and commercialization activities. Findings Based on interviewees' transcripts and their Curriculum Vitae (CV), we inductively develop a conceptual framework to explain the phenomenon of how academics choose their commercialization approaches. Novelty - This paper is expected to give a new inside into the existing academic entrepreneurship literature. To the practitioners, it helps them to better understand the heterogeneity of academics and therefore should facilitate them to nurture such commercialization efforts. Type of Paper Empirical Keywords: Academic entrepreneurship; Technology transfer; Commercialization; Malaysian university; Personal attributes.

Value co-creation in the B2B context: a diagnosis of knowledge management based on multiple case studies

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrei Bonamigo ◽  
Camila Guimarães Frech ◽  
Ana Carolina Custódio Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Multiple Case Studies ◽  
Knowledge Asymmetry ◽  
Business To Business ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to empirically investigate how organizations delivering services in business-to-business relations deal with the boundary paradox and knowledge asymmetry in value co-creation. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a qualitative multiple case study strategy. Datas were gathered through 13 semi-structured interviews that were then analyzed through the content analysis. Findings The authors identified three mechanisms that organizations use to deal with the boundary paradox and two strategies to handle the knowledge asymmetry. Research limitations/implications First, no opportunities were afforded to involve more participants. Second, owning to confidentiality reasons, not all organizations provided us documents to be analyzed. Practical implications The findings guide managers in balancing the use of contracts and trust in inter-firm collaborations and fostering the learning of customers. Also, insights to protect knowledge based on the paradox of openness in value co-creation. Originality/value This study’s findings address the gap in value co-creation literature concerning the lack of empirical studies.

Cross-border Collaboration Strategies in Academic Entrepreneurship of New R&D Institutions: Insights from Explorative Case Studies in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Gaofeng
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Academic Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Performance ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Development Institutions ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Multiple Case Studies ◽  
Core Mission ◽  
New Research ◽  
Collaboration Strategies

This research aims to understand how certain mechanisms promote cross-border collaboration strategies (CBCS) in new research and development institutions (NRDIs) and improve their academic entrepreneurship within the Triple Helix. Multiple case studies of NRDIs were conducted by proposing a ‘mission-structure-mechanisms-outcomes’ model with the open innovation concept. The findings pinpoint the important role played by CBCS in helping NRDI construct, a micro-collaborative and academic entrepreneurial ecosystem, and improving academic entrepreneurial performance. The following are the key to form CBCS and improve its entrepreneurial performance: to focus the core mission of NRDI on the research results commercialization, to establish cross-border integration, business incubation system and diversified incentives. Results from these case studies provide new insights into the role played by CBCS of NRDIs for practitioners and policymakers in this field.

CHALLENGES FOR PRODUCT AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN OPEN INNOVATION WITH CUSTOMERS IN BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS MARKETS

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (02) ◽  
pp. 1450012 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAAKKO PAASI ◽  
INKA LAPPALAINEN ◽  
TUIJA RANTALA ◽  
MINNA PIKKARAINEN
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Customer Involvement ◽  
Management Personnel ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Multiple Case Studies ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
Business To Business

The purpose of this paper is to empirically study challenges faced by product and service providers when innovating openly with customers in business-to-business (B-to-B) markets. The study aims to fill the research gap of how the challenges vary in different types of customer involvement in innovation. The work applied the qualitative methodology of multiple case studies, and the material was collected in semi-structured interviews with management personnel at 48 companies in Finland and in the Netherlands that are practicing open innovation with their customers in one form or another. For the analysis of challenges identified from the empirical data, a typology of open innovation with customers was built, resulting in four distinct types to categorise product and service providers through their dominant business and innovation logics and related customer involvement. The typology gave the context in which strategic and operational challenges of open innovation with customers were explored. Each of the four types seems to have specific and characteristic challenges of open innovation. The findings of the study will help managers of product and service providers in guiding their open innovation practices with customers in B-to-B markets.

scholarly journals Techniques and tools of lean production: multiple case studies in brazilian agribusiness units

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Guilherme Satolo ◽  
Laiz Eritiemi de Moura Hiraga ◽  
Lucas Furlani Zoccal ◽  
Gustavo Antiqueira Goes ◽  
Wagner Luiz Lourenzani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Lean Production ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Production Flow ◽  
Implementation Challenges ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Multiple Case Studies

Abstract The literature regarding Lean Production philosophy is vast depicting historical aspects, implementation challenges, benefits of its adoption and other topics applied to various industries and services. However, the agribusiness segment, one of the major segments of the global economy features a large gap in national and international literature. This article aims to conduct a research through multiple case studies concerning the use of techniques and tools of Lean Production System in agribusiness organizations. Multiple type case studies were conducted in eight agribusiness units from different segments through the application of structured interviews, on site visits and document analysis. The research carried has identified that Lean Production techniques and tools are applicable to agribusiness environments, and that the ones which involve improvements in process control, production flow and logistics have higher emphasis on research units. Techniques and tools such as long-term supplier and customer relationship, production smoothing/heijunka and value stream mapping distinguished themselves by the similarity of use when compared to previous studies in agribusiness environment. It was also identified that there are differences concerning the adoption of the techniques and tools in research units that operate in production environments of the type Make to Order or Make to Stock. Such differences are imposed by specificities that affect agribusiness organizations, which is indicative for future studies.

scholarly journals Dogs at the Workplace: A Multiple Case Study

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Elisa Wagner ◽  
Miguel Pina e Cunha
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Business World ◽  
Organizational Policies ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Multiple Case Studies ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

As the work environment is increasing in competitiveness and stressfulness, more and more companies try to increase employee well-being. One option is allowing employees to bring their dogs to work, building on the considerable evidence that dogs have a positive influence on people’s well-being. However, little is known about how a dog’s presence influences the employees and the companies in offices. Therefore, we empirically scrutinize the presence of dogs in organizations and the impact of pet-friendly organizational policies, with multiple case studies with semi-structured interviews as their foundation. Based on an inductive approach for the data analysis, we found that organizational members consider that dogs can lower their stress, improve communication, and foster social cohesion when a flexible organizational culture is in place. This includes the following: Problems in the company are openly addressed; employees have job autonomy, with flexibility to take breaks; and mistakes and errors are allowed to be made by employees and their companions alike, and room to find solutions is given. The inflexible permission of pets at work can, on the contrary, create pressure and stress in employees. For the business world, this implicates that this kind of incentive only leads to success if the right framework and culture is in place, and it cannot only be seen as an instrument to increase employee well-being.

scholarly journals Advantages and limitations of community-based post-disaster housing reconstruction projects

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 420-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taufika Ophiyandri ◽  
Dilanthi Amaratunga ◽  
Kaushal Keraminiyage
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Multiple Case Studies ◽  
Reconstruction Project ◽  
Housing Reconstruction ◽  
Post Disaster

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the advantages and limitations of the implementation of a community-based method in post-disaster housing reconstruction. Design/methodology/approach The research was based on multiple case studies in the implementation of a community-based post-disaster housing reconstruction project (CPHRP) in Indonesia. Data were gathered by conducting semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire survey. Findings The research reveals 22 advantages of a CPHRP. Four advantages can be categorised as highly significant. They are create sense of ownership, fit to local culture/customs/wisdom, build beneficiaries’ confidence and minimize corruption. There are some advantages that cannot be delivered if the housing reconstruction is conducted using a contractor-based approach. It was also found that psychological advantages are more dominant than the physical advantages. Despite its numerous advantages, CPHRP has limitations. First, it requires a long pre-construction process and, second, there is a limitation with regard to the capacity of implementer and there are limitations within the community itself. Originality/value This paper is very specific because it attempts to discover the advantages and limitations of a CPHRP.

What are the factors associated with the implementation of a peer-led health promotion program? Insights from a multiple-case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 578-591
Author(s):  
A Lorthios-Guilledroit ◽  
J Filiatrault ◽  
L Richard
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Multiple Case

Abstract Peer education is widely used as a health promotion strategy. However, few efforts have been undertaken to understand the implementation of peer-led health promotion programs (HPPs). This multiple-case study identifies factors facilitating the implementation of a peer-led HPP for older adults presenting with fear of falling (Vivre en �quilibre) and their mechanisms of action. It used a conceptual framework postulating factors that may influence peer-led HPPs implementation and mechanisms through which such factors may generate implementation outcomes. Six independent-living residences for older adults in Quebec (Canada) implemented Vivre en �quilibre as part of a quasi-experimental study. Implementation factors and outcomes were documented through observation diaries, attendance sheets, peers’ logbooks, questionnaires administered to participants and semi-structured interviews conducted among peers, activity coordinators of residences and a subgroup of participants. The analysis revealed three categories of factors facilitating program implementation, related to individuals, to the program and to the organizational context. Three action mechanisms identified in the framework (interaction, self-organization and adaptation) were facilitated by some of these factors. These findings support the application of the peer-led program implementation conceptual framework used in this study and provide insights for practitioners and researchers interested in implementing peer-led HPPs.

The Role of World-Class and Other Research Universities in Contributing to the New Silk Road Initiative

2020 ◽  
pp. 312-330
Author(s):  
Lin Tian ◽  
Nian Cai Liu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Universities ◽  
Silk Road ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Functional Perspective ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
World Class ◽  
Multiple Case Studies ◽  
World Class Universities

University functions underpin models of universities as well as enrich our understanding of “the idea of universities.” Both global research universities, which are generally regarded as “world-class universities” (WCUs), and other research universities (RUs) are important constituents of the higher education system, since they are most likely to be exposed and more responsive to external changes and social expectations, such as the increased emphasis on relevance and service to society. The New Silk Road (NSR) Initiative, which highlights the interactions in major parts of the world across the Euro-Asian continent, including higher education and academic cooperation between China and Europe, potentially affects these research universities as both the primary subjects as well as the objects in pushing it forward. Through multiple case studies in China and Europe, this chapter analyzes and compares the role of WCUs/RUs in China and Europe in contributing to the NSR Initiative from a functional perspective.

scholarly journals Innovation Typologies: A Descriptive Study in Graduated Organizations of Technology-Based Incubators

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 576-597
Author(s):  
Clarice Vepo do Nascimento Welter ◽  
Jorge Oneide Sausen ◽  
Gabriela Cappellari
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Strategic Innovation ◽  
Innovative Capability ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Multiple Case Studies ◽  
Innovative Capacity

Objective: The main objective of this research was to classify the innovations developed in organizations from technology-based incubators, describing the evidence of their existence, based on the model of Wang and Hamed (2007).Method: Applied research, with a qualitative approach, exploratory and descriptive, carried out through multiple case studies, considering a sample of 21 companies located in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Data were collected through structured interviews with the entrepreneurs of these Small business. These data were analyzed by the technique of content analysis. Originality / Relevance: Original in relation to the model of innovation typologies used, because it is a model that has no empirical validation in the studied companies segment, confirming the originality of the research in relation to the segment. Understanding the process of developing innovative capacity is relevant, since the development of innovations constitutes a powerful source of competitive advantage for organizations inserted in dynamic contexts. Results: The main results allowed to identify that the organizations investigated present all the typologies presented in the model of Wang and Ahmed (2004), however, the market and strategic innovation appear to a lesser extent in relation to product, process and behavioral innovation.Theoretical / methodological contributions: It contributes to the theoretical debate by bringing dynamic capabilities under the focus of innovative capability. It also contributes to the exposition of how the companies that have graduated from IBT s develop their innovative capacity, classifying the innovations developed and pointing out the evidences of the existence of innovation typologies. 

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