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Clauss, Thomas, Spieth, Patrick, Klusman, Christian, Issah, Wunnam Basit 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0942-8228 and Kesting, Tobias
(2022)
How industry projects can stimulate academic engagement: An experimental study among U.S. engineering professors.
Industry and Innovation, 29 (1).
pp. 74-101.
ISSN 1366-2716
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Abstract
Technology transfer remains one of the key functions of universities, seen with the growing importance attached to interactions between them and industry partners. Relying on self-determination theory (SDT), we develop a framework comprising the core motivational factors inherent in the design of industry projects and individual determinants which influence a professor’s willingness to engage in industry interaction activities. Based on a conjoint experiment among 250 U.S. professors in engineering sciences, our findings suggest that motivational incentives shape a professor’s disposition towards industry interaction. We additionally provide further insight into how intrinsic motivational structures towards industry engagement are moderated by individual characteristics, including the short-term orientation of professors towards industry activities. Our results contribute to research on university-industry interactions by developing deeper insights into the motivational structures of individual researchers. We also provide practical insights for university administrators and industry managers.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | university-industry interactions,academic engagement,extrinsic motivation,intrinsic motivation,self-determination theory,business, management and accounting(all),management of technology and innovation ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1400 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Strategy and Entrepreneurship |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Mar 2024 15:31 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Sep 2024 17:43 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/94702 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13662716.2021.1976626 |
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