Opportunities and challenges in the implementation of the knowledge triangle

Traditional Technology and Cost-reduction As a Major Driver in Business: Can Outsourcing Relations be Redirected by Smart Manufacturing?

Traditional technologies can have an extended lifetime if companies use various cost-reducing strategies. One of these strategies employed in Western European countries in the past decades has been low-cost outsourcing in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), mainly derived from low wages. Specifically, Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary are prime...

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Diffusion of solar energy use in the urban built environment supported by new design

Places of large potentials of sustainable energy production and places of energy consumption are often very different and separated by large distances across the globe. This paper first discusses potentials of solar technology in terms of global availability using PV technology and actual energy production. Solar energy is widely under-used and...

Technology battles for complex systems: The influence of networks and standard flexibility

Most literature on standard selection focuses on compatibility standards for single products or large but single systems that are developing, such as the internet or a telecommunications network. In this study, we focus on systems that connect multiple existing subsystems and new subsystems to form a new complex system. We hypothesize that in...

What makes some university spin-off firms more open in knowledge collaboration than other ones?

Open innovation is well conceptualized and researched for large established firms, but not for small and young ones. What makes small high-technology firms more open in search behaviour and innovation and others more closed, has remained largely unknown. This particularly holds true for university spin-off firms. The paper fills this gap and...

Social networks' openness, university entrepreneurship and differences between regional innovation systems

Enhancing the establishment and growth of spin-off firms from university is receiving an increased attention in local and regional policy today. University spin-off firms are typically in short of resources, reason why social networks play a vital role in their early growth. There is however a lack of understanding of the profile of these...

Bringing University Knowledge to Market: Experiences in the Netherlands on the Project Level

In the knowledge-based economy, the pivotal role of commercialization of university knowledge is increasingly recognized by researchers and policymakers dealing with national and regional economies. Knowledge commercialization is the process in which value is added to new knowledge in its transformation into new (improved) products, processes,...

Entrepreneurial university activity can field or living labs be supportive?

„Field labs? („living labs?) are explored to determine their role in bringing new knowledge from university to market. The case is the Netherlands, a country facing an innovation system in which much new knowledge is created by universities but small amounts are brought to market, apparently caused by various missing links. To arrive at a better...

Can living labs solve the knowledge paradox? A case study of the Netherlands

The Netherlands is facing a situation in which much knowledge is created at universities but small amounts are brought to market. Various indicators point to missing links in knowledge valorization in this country. To arrive at a better understanding of knowledge valorization the paper presents an exploration of failure/success on the project...

From ivory Tower to living lab? Unlocking university knowledge in the regional economy

The valorization of knowledge created at universities is recognised as the third mission of many universities in the developed world today. For this reason researchers and policy makers have started to give much attention to performance of universities in terms of patent applications, licenses, research joint ventures and alliances, and the...

Classifying organisational capabilities by their nature and role for technological capability

Based on critical literature review this research highlights a number of gaps in the existing treatment of technological and organisational capabilities. It has been recognised that organisational capabilities have an important role to play in development of technological capabilities both in latecomer and advanced companies. However, different...

How University Incubators may be Overprotective and Hindering the Success of the Young Firm: Findings from a Preliminary Study

This paper investigates to what extent university spin-offs benefit from their parent organization. Drawing from the resource based view and social capital theory we identify the support factors that may turn to interference with the spinoffs business goals. This study has a case study approach and data is collected among high-tech university...