Abstract This paper aims to examine the links between university-industry collaboration (UIC) predictors (inputs) and results of UIC cooperation (outputs). The focus research is within European Union member states Western Balkan countries. analysis was conducted using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). method enabled examining variables that are not directly observabl...

Abstract Since the emergence of Triple Helix, expansions to Quadruple, Quintuple, N-tuple helices, and models decomposing higher-order helices into multiple interrelated triple or two-layer have been proposed. Albeit presenting alternative conceptual frameworks these different Helix seem unsuited address internal boundaries institutional spheres university, industry, government. Addressing this...

1 Software Engineering College, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China 2 Engineering Training Center, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, China 3 Department of Control Engineering, Naval Aeronautical and Astronautical University, Yantai Shandong 264001, China a [email protected], b [email protected] , c [email protected], d leijunwei@126...

Because an individual’s views are inevitable shaped by his/her past experience, it may be helpful to summarize my background briefly so that members of this audience may interpret my comments in an appropriate manner. Although I have held a full-time appointment in an engineering department at a Canadian university for the past 31 years, I have also enjoyed full-time positions in industry and c...