A framework of motivations for industry-big science collaboration: A case study

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serval:BIB_770E38D43119
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
A framework of motivations for industry-big science collaboration: A case study
Journal
Journal of Engineering and Technology Management
Author(s)
Autio, E., Hameri, A.-P., Nordberg, M. 
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1996
Volume
13
Number
3-4
Pages
301-314
Abstract
The epistemic (knowledge creation) benefits of big science centres are obvious to everyone. During an era of tight budgetary constraints, however, it is difficult to justify the existence of these centres on the basis of their epistemic contributions alone. Although it is recognized that the contributions are not limited to epistemic types only, the picture of other types of contribution (e.g., spin-off benefits) remains blurred. The present paper proposes a framework for depicting and discussing the various contributions of big science centres in a systematic manner.
The main objective of the paper is to provide policy-makers, industrialists, and academics with a framework to justify, motivate and establish systematic technological interaction between big science centres and industry. The framework comprises six basic dimensions. These dimensions are viewed both from the industrial and from the scientific perspective, and partly from the public perspective. It is argued that direct and measurable incentives constitute only a fraction of the overall benefits stemming from the industrial-scientific collaboration. The paper concludes with a framework of motivations and actions to materialize them.
Keywords
Technology transfer, Interaction between industry and scientific research, Industry-science collaboration motives, Technology diffusion
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