The Influence University and Industry collaboration promotion on research benefit of Mongolian Universities
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5564/lavai.v21i33.4475Keywords:
university, collaboration, promotionAbstract
The university–industry collaboration plays a vital role in improving the research quality of higher education institutions. In this study, we primarily aimed to examine how the supporting (disseminating) mechanism of university–industry collaboration influence on activities and outcomes of university. This study employed a quantitative, cross-sectional research design to investigate the relationships between university–industry collaboration (UIC) mechanisms, collaborative activities, and the resulting research benefits for universities. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was used as the analytical method. According to our findings, the supporting mechanisms of university–industry collaboration positively influence key collaborative activities—professional mobility, joint R&D, entrepreneurship, and the commercialization of R&D outcomes—which, in turn, enhance the research benefits gained by universities. However, professional mobilities shows a negative relationship with universities’ research benefits, while other activities demonstrate positive associations with research benefits of universities. The findings also emphasize the need to identify and address the factors hindering faculty and students from contributing to the research outcomes of universities through collaboration with industry. Within the framework of university–industry collaborative activities, it is essential to enhance the participation of faculties, students, and industry professionals in joint academic publications, research and development, start-up growth, and product development processes to foster more effective cooperation.
Downloads
0
References
Ankrah, S., & AL-Tabbaa, O. (2015). Universities-industry collaboration: A systematic review. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 31(3), 387–408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2015.02.003
Awasthy, R., Flint, S., Sankarnarayana, R., & Jones, R. L. (2020). A framework to improve university–industry collaboration. Journal of Industry-University Collaboration, 2(1), 49–62. https://doi.org/10.1108/jiuc-09-2019-0016
Behrens, T. R., Gray, D. O., & Arbor, A. (2001). Unintended consequences of cooperative research: impact of industry sponsorship on climate for academic freedom and other graduate student outcome. In Research Policy (Vol. 30). www.elsevier.nlrlocatereconbase
Borah, D., Massini, S., & Malik, K. (2023). Teaching benefits of multi-helix university-industry research collaborations: Towards a holistic framework. Research Policy, 52(8). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2023.104843
Bozeman, B. (2000). Technology transfer and public policy: a review of research and theory. Research Policy, 29(4–5), 627–655. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0048-7333(99)00093-1
Bozeman, B., & Boardman, C. (2013). Academic faculty in university research centers: Neither capitalism’s slaves nor teaching fugitives. Journal of Higher Education, 84(1), 88–120. https://doi.org/10.1353/jhe.2013.0003
Carolin Plewa, Quester Pascale, T. B. (2006). Organisational culture differences and market orientation : an exploratory study of barriers to university – industry relationships Carolin Plewa * and Pascale Quester Thomas Baaken. Int. Journal Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, 5(4), 373–389.
Davey, T., Baaken, T., Galan-Muros, V., & Meerman, A. (2011). The state of European university - business cooperation. DG Education and Culture Study on the Cooperation between Higher Education Institutions and Public and Private Organisations in Europe, 1–141. http://ec.europa.eu/education/tools/docs/uni-business-cooperation_en.pdf
Debackere, K., & Veugelers, R. (2005). The role of academic technology transfer organizations in improving industry science links. Research Policy, 34(3), 321–342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2004.12.003
de Falani Bezerra, S. Y. A., & Torkomian, A. L. V. (2024). Technology Transfer Offices: a Systematic Review of the Literature and Future Perspective. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 15(1), 4455–4488. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-023-01319-4
Etzkowitz, H. (2003). Research groups as “quasi-firms”: The invention of the entrepreneurial university. Research Policy, 32(1), 109–121. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0048-7333(02)00009-4
Etzkowitz, H., & Leydesdorff, L. (2000). The dynamics of innovation : from National Systems and ‘“ Mode 2 ”’ to a Triple Helix of university – industry – government relations. 109–123.
Fini, R., Grimaldi, R., Santoni, S., & Sobrero, M. (2011). Complements or substitutes? the role of universities and local context in supporting the creation of academic spin-offs. Research Policy, 40(8), 1113–1127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2011.05.013
Friedman, J., & Silberman, J. (2003). University Technology Transfer: Do Incentives, Management, and Location Matter? The Journal of Technology Transfer, 28(1), 17–30. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021674618658
Galán-Muros, V., van der Sijde, P., Groenewegen, P., & Baaken, T. (2017). Nurture over nature: How do European universities support their collaboration with business? Journal of Technology Transfer, 42(1), 184–205. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-015-9451-6
Hair, J. F., Hult, G. T. M., Ringle, C. M., & Sarstedt, M. (2013). A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Thousand Oaks. Sage, 165.
Henrekson, M., & Rosenberg, N. (2001). Designing efficient institutions for science-based entrepreneurship: Lesson from the US and Sweden. Journal of Technology Transfer, 26(3), 207–231. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011153922906
Hou, B., Hong, J., & Shi, X. (2021). Efficiency of university–industry collaboration and its determinants: evidence from Chinese leading universities. Industry and Innovation, 28(4), 456–485. https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2019.1706455
Jargalsaikhan, N., Jia Ning, M., & Ochirbat, A. (2025). A study of the PLS-SEM model on the benefits of university in university-industry collaboration. Industry and Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/09504222251325071
Jones-Evans, Steward, F., Balazs, K., & Todorov, K. (1998). Public Sector Entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe: a study of academic spin- offs in Bulgaria and Hungary (Issue 1, p. 59).
Kleine, M., Heite, J., & Huber, L. R. (2022). Subsidized R&D collaboration: The causal effect of innovation vouchers on innovation outcomes. Research Policy, 51(6), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2022.104515
Kliewe, T. (2015). Value creation in University-industry relationships : a view on stakeholder and relationship value from the perspective of academics in England. Coventry University.
Korff, N., van der Sijde, P., Groenewegen, P., & Davey, T. (2014). Supporting University—Industry Linkages: A Case Study of the Relationship between the Organizational and Individual Levels. Industry and Higher Education, 28(4), 281–300. https://doi.org/10.5367/ihe.2014.0213
Lockett, A., Siegel, D., Wright, M., & Ensley, M. D. (2005). The creation of spin-off firms at public research institutions: Managerial and policy implications. Research Policy, 34(7), 981–993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2005.05.010
Neckermann, S., Frey, B. S., Benesch, C., Benz, M., Efferson, C., Humbert, S., Lüchinger, S., Röllin, A., Rost, K., Stutzer, A., Teichert, T., & Weibel, A. (2008). Awards as Incentives Awards as Incentives*.
OECD. (2019). University-Industry Collaboration. OECD. https://doi.org/10.1787/e9c1e648-en
Perkmann, M., Tartari, V., McKelvey, M., Autio, E., Broström, A., D’Este, P., Fini, R., Geuna, A., Grimaldi, R., Hughes, A., Krabel, S., Kitson, M., Llerena, P., Lissoni, F., Salter, A., & Sobrero, M. (2013). Academic engagement and commercialisation: A review of the literature on university-industry relations. Research Policy, 42(2), 423–442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2012.09.007
Polt, W., Rammer, C., Gassler, H., Schibany, A., & Schartinger, D. (2001). Benchmarking industry-science relations: The role of framework conditions. Science and Public Policy, 28(4), 247–258. https://doi.org/10.3152/147154301781781453
Rasmussen, E., Moen, Ø., & Gulbrandsen, M. (2006). Initiatives to promote commercialization of university knowledge. Technovation, 26(4), 518–533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2004.11.005
Sarstedt, M., Ringle, C. M., & Hair, J. F. (2021). Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling. In Handbook of Market Research (pp. 1–47). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05542-8_15-2
Siegel, D. S., Waldman, D., & Link, A. (2003). Assessing the impact of organizational practices on the relative productivity of university technology transfer offices: an exploratory study. Research Policy, 32(1), 27–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0048-7333(01)00196-2
Siegel, D. S., Wright, M., & Lockett, A. (2007). The rise of entrepreneurial activity at universities: Organizational and societal implication. Industrial and Corporate Change, 16(4), 489–504. https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtm015
Thursby, J. G. J. J. G., Jensen, R. a., & Thursby, M. C. M. (2001). Objectives, characteristics and outcomes of university licensing: A survey of major US universities. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 26(1), 59–72. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007884111883
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Jargalsaikhan Namuudari, Ochirbat Altangoo,
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Copyright on any research article in the Lavai - International Journal of Educatioin is retained by the author(s).
The authors grant the Lavai - International Journal of Educatioin a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.
Articles in the Lavai - International Journal of Educatioin are Open Access articles published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License CC BY.
This license permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
