An academic literary review of University-Industry collaboration in Malaysia

Abstract

This paper reviews studies on University-Industry collaboration (UIC) in Malaysia. The review analyses published studies of Malaysian UIC in various academic databases, focusing on the current development of UIC and the research gap. The factors of UIC are also reviewed and classified based on the technology-organisation-environment (TOE) framework. It is found that previous studies have been carried out in the contexts of both university and industry. From the lens of TOE, the most investigated factor is organisational perspective. However, there is a lack of empirical studies that covered UIC from multiple perspectives. Discussion and future research are provided based on the findings.