Allen Alexander

TL;DR: In this article, an absorptive capacity-based conceptual framework is proposed, using a priori constructs which portrays the multidimensional process of knowledge transfer between universities and its constituent stakeholders in pursuit of open innovation and commercialisation.

TL;DR: In this paper, a comparative study of two transfer offices located in France and in the UK is presented, which underlines the office's relative positioning within their institutional environment and identifies the relative priority given to their use of the channels of transfer.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore whether new models of engagement, increasingly offered by universities, really address the policy drivers for open innovation and explore whether these activities might motivate entrepreneurial academics to participate.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify two types of academics, the entrepreneurial academic and academic entrepreneur, and posit that there is a need for both types of academic to contribute to the success of the entrepreneurial university and conclude some avenues for future research.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe and discuss knowledge-transfer linkages for open innovation based on a literature review, and link together open innovation research with general management research to categorise and discuss linkages among parties in terms of their openness and how they relate to knowledge management.