Understanding private consultants’ involvement in technology transfer – a case study

IF 5 3区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

European Journal of Innovation Management Pub Date : 2024-08-20 DOI:10.1108/ejim-10-2023-0899

João Soares, Fernando Romero, Manuel Lopes Nunes, Ana Cristina Braga

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Abstract

Purpose

In the realm of innovation systems and technology transfer (TT), the emergence of open innovation and complex market dynamics has amplified innovation intermediaries’ prominence of their role and involvement in TT projects. This study delves into private consultants’ involvement in TT projects, namely in what got them involved by the project’s key stakeholders.

Design/methodology/approach

An iterative two-phased research approach was followed, including exploratory interviews and a quantitative case study of a consultancy firm engaged in 219 TT projects.

Findings

Five main key motivators were found to lead TT stakeholders to involve private consultants in their TT projects, being the most relevant, the proactivity of private consultants.

Originality/value

The case study and results provide an alternative perspective of TT endeavours, emphasising the importance given by TT stakeholders (mostly recipient companies) to private consultants’ involvement as innovation intermediaries.

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了解私人顾问参与技术转让的情况--案例研究

目的在创新体系和技术转让（TT）领域，开放式创新和复杂市场动态的出现使创新中介机构在技术转让项目中的作用和参与更加突出。本研究深入探讨了私营咨询公司参与技术转让项目的情况，即项目的主要利益相关者是如何促使他们参与其中的。原创性/价值该案例研究和结果为技术交流工作提供了另一种视角，强调了技术交流利益相关者（主要是受援公司）对私人顾问作为创新中介参与的重视。

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来源期刊

European Journal of Innovation Management Multiple-

CiteScore

10.40

自引率

17.60%

发文量

107

期刊介绍： The subject of innovation is receiving increased interest both from companies because of their increased awareness of the impact of innovation in determining market success and also from the research community. Academics are increasingly beginning to place innovation as a priority area in their research agenda. This impetus has been partly fuelled by the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) who have designated innovation as one of nine research areas in their research initiative schemes.