Knowledge transfer and university-business relations: Current trends in research

• Vicente Ripoll Feliu ^[1] ; Anadairin Díaz Rodríguez ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat de València

     Universitat de València

     Valencia, España

     
• Localización: Intangible Capital, ISSN-e 1697-9818, Vol. 13, Nº. 4, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Current trends in research in accounting finance and management control), págs. 697-719
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Purpose: To identify the current research trends regarding knowledge transfer and the university-business relationships during the period 2013-2016 in the journals indexed in ISI Web of Knowledge.

    Design/methodology/approach: In order to fulfill the research objective, a bibliographic search was conducted using the Pro-KnowC (Knowledge Development Process-Constructivist) tool, developed by LabMCDA (Laboratory of Multicriteria Methodologies to Support Constructivist Decision-Making).

    Findings: As a result, a total of 122 articles were identified, classified into 4 separate lines of research, in which the most discussed topic was the economic impact of university-business relations, appearing in a total of 35% of the publications.

    Originality/value: This article provides the basis for future lines of research, focusing it on areas of greater importance within the topic.