Essays about: "Industry-university collaboration"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Industry-university collaboration.
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1. Towards Implementing Sustainability-oriented Innovation into Companies : An Analysis of Industry-University Collaborations in the Fashion Sector
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Purpose The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how to release the potential of industry-university collaborations promoting sustainability-oriented innovation by analyzing the projects between the University of Borås and the Swedish fashion industry. As a result, it is the aim to develop a model which increases the effectiveness of these project collaborations and thus drives forward sustainability-oriented innovations in order to increase sustainable development within universities and companies. READ MORE
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2. A mutual path towards a sustainable future; - A multiple case study of the importance of industry-university partnerships for sustainable development and responsible leadership in business education
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The world is in need of a sustainable transformation in order to meet environmental changes soon to be reaching levels of no turning back. This transformational challenge requires new structures for making business, together with a new type of leadership practice. READ MORE
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3. Leadership in Open Innovation : An exploratory study on the nature of R&D projects and predominant leadership characteristics in industry-academia collaborations
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : This study looks at Open Innovation in Research and Development projects and explores the nature of collaboration and leadership characteristics. Thereby perspectives of both industrial and academic partners are considered, focusing primarily on the project level of the collaboration. READ MORE
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4. Barriers and outcomes of the collaboration between industry and academia in a new approach: the Living Labs
University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)Abstract : The importance for companies in knowledge or technology intensive industries to take part in research partnerships has been thoroughly researched, and the gain of collaboration with external parties has been proven. One of these most influential collaboration types is the one between academia and industry, where the US Bayh-Dole Act provided a break-through policy change for the transfer, conversion and commercialization of knowledge and innovations. READ MORE
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5. Using Chinese universities as a source of Technology Scouting in China
University essay from Ekonomihögskolan, ELNUAbstract : Over the last few decades trends such as globalization have sharpened up competition on the worldwide open market and in order to meet customers demand high level of technological and competitive uncertainties have increased the pressure of reducing R&D budgets, reduce innovation cycles and shorter time to market as a consequence of the rising competition and as a result, forced companies to source external knowledge. One way of doing this is by tapping external information and knowledge from universities. READ MORE
