Organizational configuration and relationship with the environment: case study of the Science and Technology Park of the University of Porto

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2019

Authors

Barbosa, Gonçalo Marques (Author) Other; Parente, Cristina (Author) FLUP

Book

Title: The Role of Knowledge Transfer in Open Innovation

Pages: 245-261

ISBN: 978-1-5225-5849-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-5225-5850-7

Publisher: IGI Global

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Social sciences

Other information

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5849-1.ch012

Abstract (EN): This chapter aims to address science and technology parks as organizational structures that promote links between universities and start-up companies. The authors conducted a case study to the Science and Technology Park of the University of Oporto (UPTEC), based on an interpretative and comprehensive epistemological point of view and a mix-methods approach. The analytical focus was on studying the genesis and development of this STP, its internal organization¿functional areas and service range¿and its different roles. This case study highlighted the benefits of the development of internal subsystems in a STP, which focused mainly in the incubation role. It also stresses UPTEC as a strong illustration of the triple-helix principles. At the same time, this case presented an imbalance in importance of those subsystems and a lack of result tracking as the biggest challenges faced by this STP.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

Notes: Release Date: September, 2018|Copyright: © 2019