Resources and research: An empirical study of the influence of departmental research resources on individual STEM researchers involvement with industry

•Examines the influence of different types of resources on STEM researcher involvement with industry.•Factors include: academic discipline, departmental resources on industry involvement of individual researchers, and academic productivity.•Uses multilevel modeling. This paper investigates the influ...

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Published in:Research policy 2013-11, Vol.42 (9), p.1667-1678
Main Author: Schuelke-Leech, Beth-Anne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic disciplines
Hierarchical linear modeling
Human capital
Industry
Management theory
Organizational behaviour
Organizational context
R&D
Research & development
Research & development expenditures
Research and development
Research policy
Researchers
Resources
Studies
Technology transfer
Universities
University–industry relations
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Summary:•Examines the influence of different types of resources on STEM researcher involvement with industry.•Factors include: academic discipline, departmental resources on industry involvement of individual researchers, and academic productivity.•Uses multilevel modeling. This paper investigates the influence of departmental level characteristics and resources on individual involvement with industry using a national survey of STEM faculty. An integrative model of industry involvement is developed and tested that integrates a multi-level perspective on university–industry relations. Three measures of industry involvement are tested: the amount of time a researcher spends with industry, the number of activities a researcher engages in, and the intensity of those activities. Results of the model show that the quality of human capital in a researcher's home department is a significant influence on industry involvement. Non-federal R&D expenditures and direct industry funding also positively increase the likelihood of industry involvement. Policy and managerial implications of the results are discussed.
ISSN:0048-7333
1873-7625
DOI:10.1016/j.respol.2013.06.010