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How industry projects can stimulate academic engagement: an experimental study among U.S. engineering professors

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  • Thomas Clauss
  • Patrick Spieth
  • Christian Klusmann
  • Wunnam Basit Issah
  • Tobias Kesting

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Technology transfer remains one of the key functions of universities, seen with the growing importance attached to interactions between them and industry partners. Relying on self-determination theory (SDT), we develop a framework comprising the core motivational factors inherent in the design of industry projects and individual determinants which influence a professor’s willingness to engage in industry interaction activities. Based on a conjoint experiment among 250 U.S. professors in engineering sciences, our findings suggest that motivational incentives shape a professor’s disposition towards industry interaction. We additionally provide further insight into how intrinsic motivational structures towards industry engagement are moderated by individual characteristics, including the short-term orientation of professors towards industry activities. Our results contribute to research on university-industry interactions by developing deeper insights into the motivational structures of individual researchers. We also provide practical insights for university administrators and industry managers.

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  • Thomas Clauss & Patrick Spieth & Christian Klusmann & Wunnam Basit Issah & Tobias Kesting, 2022. "How industry projects can stimulate academic engagement: an experimental study among U.S. engineering professors," Industry and Innovation, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(1), pages 74-101, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:indinn:v:29:y:2022:i:1:p:74-101
    DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2021.1976626
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    1. Issah, Wunnam Basit & Anwar, Muhammad & Clauss, Thomas & Kraus, Sascha, 2023. "Managerial capabilities and strategic renewal in family firms in crisis situations: The moderating role of the founding generation," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 156(C).

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