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University-Business Cooperation: A Tale of Two Logics

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Universities and businesses have different “institutional logics”. These two contradictive logics will “collide” when such organizations begin a cooperation with each other. Nevertheless, a bridge can be built between them. In this study, we present four short cases to illustrate how academics make sense of the logics of the business world. Also, we formulate three basic attitudes with regard to business logic: acknowledgement, benefits, and compliance (ABC). Systematic and more extensive research is needed; however, the non-random selection and presentation of these examples gives future research a (new) direction.

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van der Sijde, P., David, F., Frederik, H., Redondo Carretero, M. (2014). University-Business Cooperation: A Tale of Two Logics. In: Kliewe, T., Kesting, T. (eds) Moderne Konzepte des organisationalen Marketing. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-04680-4_9

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