Individual and Organizational Aspects of UniversityIndustry Relations in Nanotechnology: The Turkish Case

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2011
Emerging nanotechnologies bring a new challenge for developing countries to improve knowledge and technology transfer between universities and firms. In developing countries, weaker ties between academia and the industry seem to be one of the main barriers to the dissemination of nanotechnology innovations. This study aims to understand individual and organizational factors affecting university-industry interactions in emerging nanotechnologies in a developing country context, namely Turkey. For this study, 181 questionnaires were collected from a sample of nanoscience and nanotechnology academics who are currently employed by Turkish universities. The results provide that informal / interpersonal and research-related interactions are the most common forms of relationship between academics and firms. On the other hand, the study provides a useful insight to understand how human and social capitals of university-scientists as well as organizational resources/ capabilities influence the formation of links between universities and the industry.

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B. Beyhan, E. Erdil, and M. T. Pamukcu, “Individual and Organizational Aspects of UniversityIndustry Relations in Nanotechnology: The Turkish Case,” 2011, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/92327.