Purpose: This work tests the use of social network analysis (SNA) as a new methodological
approach to better understand university–industry (U–I) relationships in the context of …

Collaborations between universities and firms provide a key pathway for innovation. In the
big data era, however, the interactions between these two communities are being reshaped …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the doing, using, and interacting (DUI) of
Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) while developing intra-and inter-collaboration with …

This paper explores the micro-dynamics of relationship formation and development in the
university-industry context using a social capital perspective. The aim is to explore whether …

Differences in goals and approaches between firms and universities often lead to
challenges that prevent the realization of fruitful university–industry collaboration. This paper …

Many universities have the strategic goal of raising the standards of their research and
development (R&D) results. One of the main measures taken by universities, especially …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the collaboration strategies employed by
collaborating small‐and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) and university researchers for …

The paper investigates the impact of network strategies on innovation strategies carried out
in 2011 by 44 top R&D spending bio-pharmaceutical companies. Gathering patent and …

This paper examines the EU-funded research networks formed in three emerging areas of
the information and communication technologies field. Social network analysis is employed …

The purpose of this paper is to build up a theoretical framework to study university‐industry
interorganisational relations (U‐1 IOR) and formulate hypotheses which will be tested on …