TY - JOUR
T1 - Success factors in university-industry PhD projects
AU - Salimi, Negin
AU - Bekkers, Rudi
AU - Frenken, Koen
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Faced with ever-increasing pressure to innovate, firms consider universities to be significant sources of knowledge. Such knowledge flow can take place in a variety of ways such as academic publications and contract research, but also in more collaborative modes such as joint research projects. This paper focuses on a specific collaborative model, in which firms and universities are involved together in a PhD project. We analyze the effects of project management, communication, and supervision characteristics on the success of such PhD projects using a survey conducted at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. We conclude that management decisions, supervision and communication characteristics have a significant impact on the ultimate success of a project. Among other things, the choice of university supervisor plays a pivotal role. Success is more likely if there is joint decision-making by both university and partner. We believe our findings help universities and firms to collaborate successfully.
AB - Faced with ever-increasing pressure to innovate, firms consider universities to be significant sources of knowledge. Such knowledge flow can take place in a variety of ways such as academic publications and contract research, but also in more collaborative modes such as joint research projects. This paper focuses on a specific collaborative model, in which firms and universities are involved together in a PhD project. We analyze the effects of project management, communication, and supervision characteristics on the success of such PhD projects using a survey conducted at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. We conclude that management decisions, supervision and communication characteristics have a significant impact on the ultimate success of a project. Among other things, the choice of university supervisor plays a pivotal role. Success is more likely if there is joint decision-making by both university and partner. We believe our findings help universities and firms to collaborate successfully.
KW - Collaboration success
KW - Collaborative PhD projects
KW - University-industry collaborations
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85013395184&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/scipol/scv076
DO - 10.1093/scipol/scv076
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85013395184
SN - 0302-3427
VL - 43
SP - 812
EP - 830
JO - Science and Public Policy
JF - Science and Public Policy
IS - 6
ER -