Collaborating with industry constitutes discretionary behaviour for academics: this decision is shaped by the institutional environment and individual perceptions of the potential costs and benefits. Drawing on a large-scale survey of Italian researchers, we find that the decision to collaborate with industry is influenced by perceptions of the potential threat to the researcher’s freedom of research. In contract, secrecy-related concerns do not appear significant, while the desire to acquire additional resources is relevant in choosing the intensity of the collaboration. We explore the implications of these findings for university-industry collaboration.

Set them free: scientists' evaluations of the benefits and costs of university-industry research collaboration

TARTARI, VALENTINA
;
Breschi, Stefano
2012

Abstract

Collaborating with industry constitutes discretionary behaviour for academics: this decision is shaped by the institutional environment and individual perceptions of the potential costs and benefits. Drawing on a large-scale survey of Italian researchers, we find that the decision to collaborate with industry is influenced by perceptions of the potential threat to the researcher’s freedom of research. In contract, secrecy-related concerns do not appear significant, while the desire to acquire additional resources is relevant in choosing the intensity of the collaboration. We explore the implications of these findings for university-industry collaboration.
2012
2012
Tartari, Valentina; Breschi, Stefano
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