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University-Enterprise Cooperation: Determinants and Impacts

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This research presents a state of the art in university-business cooperation. First, it presents the factors that determine the propensity of the business sector and the university to deepen a cooperative relationship in the promotion of research and innovation. The quest to improve competitiveness is a determining factor in the success of this cooperation with the university, conditioned by a strong absorption capacity. On the university side, our results show that strategic orientation and the promotion of technology transfer are important factors that encourage collaboration with the company. Finally, relational collaboration mechanisms have a positive and significant impact on business innovation.

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Mahfoudh, D., Boujelbene, Y., Mathieu, JP. (2021). University-Enterprise Cooperation: Determinants and Impacts. In: Boussafi, K., Mathieu, JP., Hatti, M. (eds) Social Innovation and Social Technology. MSENTS 2019. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 162. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60933-7_6

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