Higher Education System and the "Open" Knowledge Transfer: A View from Perception of Senior Managers at University Knowledge Transfer Offices

Autor/inn/en	Sharifi, Hossein; Liu, Weisheng; Ismail, Hossam S.
Titel	Higher Education System and the "Open" Knowledge Transfer: A View from Perception of Senior Managers at University Knowledge Transfer Offices
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 39 (2014) 10, S.1860-1884 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2013.818645
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Entrepreneurship; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Economy; Performance Factors; Q Methodology; Administrator Attitudes; Universities; Surveys; Interviews; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Factor Analysis; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Unternehmungsgeist; Wissensmanagement; Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft; Leistungsindikator; University; Universität; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Faktorenanalyse; Großbritannien
Abstract	Higher education institutions (HEIs) have become increasingly entrepreneurial. Such a shift is highly dependent on the managers of university knowledge transfer offices whose perceptions can be critical in this transformation. This study examines such senior managers' perceptions concerning the "open" paradigm in relation with the management aspects of university knowledge transfer (UKT). Using the Q method based survey of senior UK practitioners the study discovered patterns of perspectives in the knowledge transfer management. Four shared perspectives of management towards "open"(versus "closed") UKT were found including: (A) interconnectivity oriented management; (B) performance led management; (C) internal focused management; and (D) reconciliation oriented management. Despite each perspective's distinct stance, the perspectives share a central concern that interconnectivity and flexibility are the key characteristics of the future university knowledge transfer office management, and that business model based approach to the management of UKT is critical to a successful transformation to entrepreneurial university. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10