The view on tobacco industry funding for university research, from three very differing perspectives

Collaborative research between educational institutions and health agencies is being increasingly used as a method of achieving joint outcomes and bringing together theory and practice. This paper reports on the experiences of collaboration that arose out of just such a project carried out in a residential aged care setting. The research team included university academics, two nurses in managem...

This study provides insight into the reality of university-industry technology transfer through the assessment of some of the most influential factors for success or failure in research contracts. This widespread mechanism of technology transfer is examined in the light of exhaustive information and experience gathered from thirty interviews with qualified university researchers. The interviewe...

This paper reviews the economic literature concerning university-to-industry knowledge transfer. Papers on this topic are divided into four categories. Research in the `firm characteristics' category focuses directly on company issues, such as internal organization, resource allocation, and partnerships. In contrast, research in the `university characteristics' stream pays little attention to t...

Relationship marketing (RM) is a prolific area of current marketing theory development. While RM principles are relevant to a range of business-to-consumer and business-to-business contexts, their theoretical foundations have principally emerged in reference to the private sector. By contrast, this exploratory study examines RM opportunities between entities operating in different sectors, name...

The Measurement and Control Engineering Center (MCEC), a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC), is a cooperative venture among Oklahoma State University, The University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the National Science Foundation, and numerous industrial partners. Current research efforts include two projects where opportunities for...

This paper discusses what an engineering school at a university may do for stimulating the manufacturing excellence in industry. Aalborg University will be used as a case example with its unique use of problem-based learning methods. This approach is also imbedded in a new research initiative, The Center for Industrial Production. Examples of industry involvement in research and development pro...