A Review on University-Industry Collaborations from an Institutional Theory and Institutional Resilience Perspective

Year 2024, Volume: 5 Issue: Innovative Conceptual Approaches to Social Sciences, 55 - 80

Deniz Dirik , Ahenk Aktan

https://doi.org/10.54733/smar.1554501

Abstract

Institutional theory posits that organizations are in a reciprocal relationship with their environment, and in this sense, organizations are both shaped by their environment and reconstruct the existing environment with their actions. In an environment where actors mutually and reciprocally influence each other, there are substantial literature studies showing that the institutional effects may be an important factor for determining interfirm collaborations. However, the literature on institutional explanations for the establishment or non-formation of collaborations between university and industry in such environmental settings is relatively limited. In that regard, we employ institutional approach as a conceptual basis for the understanding of the processes of university- industry interactions. In our conceptual study, we aim to extend the institutional perspective by focusing on interorganizational collaborations in terms of university-industry collective interactions where the actors mutually concerned with the normative, coercive, and mimetic pressures. We introduce the concept of institutional resilience to Triple Helix Model to propose some new research avenues.

Keywords

university-industry collaboration, institutional theory, isomorphism mechanisms, triple-helix model, innovation, national innovation systems, institutional resilience

Kurumsal Kuram ve Kurumsal Dayanıklılık Perspektifinden Üniversite-Sanayi İş Birliklerine Yönelik Bir İnceleme

Abstract

Kurumsal kuram, örgütlerin çevreleriyle karşılıklı bir ilişki içinde olduğunu ve bu bağlamda örgütlerin çevreleri tarafından şekillendirildiği gibi, kendi eylemleriyle mevcut çevreyi yeniden inşa ettiklerini öne sürer. Aktörlerin birbirini karşılıklı olarak etkilediği bir ortamda, kurumsal etkilerin, şirketler arası iş birliklerini belirlemede önemli bir faktör olabileceğini gösteren geniş bir literatür mevcuttur. Ancak, bu tür çevresel koşullarda üniversite ve sanayi arasındaki iş birliklerinin kurulmasına veya kurulamayışına dair kurumsal açıklamaların bulunduğu literatür nispeten sınırlıdır. Bu kapsamda çalışmamızda, üniversite-sanayi etkileşim süreçlerini anlamak için kavramsal bir temel olarak kurumsal yaklaşımı ele almaktayız. Kavramsal nitelikteki çalışmamızda, aktörlerin normatif, zorlayıcı ve taklitçi baskılarla karşı karşıya kaldığı üniversite-sanayi kolektif etkileşimleri açısından kurumsal perspektifin araçlarını kullanarak yeni çalışma önermeleri geliştirmekteyiz. Üniversite-sanayi iş birliklerini anlamada sıklıkla kullanılan Üçlü Sarmal Modeli’ne kurumsal dayanıklılık kavramını ekleyerek yeni araştırma alanları önermekteyiz.

Keywords

üniversite-sanayi iş birliği, kurumsal kuram, izomorfizm mekanizmaları, üçlü sarmal modeli, inovasyon, ulusal inovasyon sistemleri, kurumsal dayanıklılık

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