TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of university- industry linkage on technology transfer
T2 - The role of human capital and institutional barriers
AU - Hailu Gebrekidan, Tesfaye
AU - Kosa Chebo, Abdella
AU - Dhliwayo, Shepherd
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - While Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are expected to transform their scientific innovation towards developing human capital (HC) and diffuse technologies to businesses, this is not the case in many developing countries’ small business sector. The aim of this study was to test the influence of academia-industry linkage (AIL) on technology transfer (TT) through HC as well as the related institutional barriers (IB). Data were collected using a questionnaire from 245 small manufacturing enterprises in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A quantitative approach with descriptive and explanatory research designs were employed. The study findings show that AIL can affect TT both directly and indirectly through HC. IBs were found to not significantly moderate the effect of AIL on TT, while it conditionally moderates the relationship. Given these findings, future researchers are expected to test the role of other variables such as environmental barriers and institutional factors on TT.
AB - While Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are expected to transform their scientific innovation towards developing human capital (HC) and diffuse technologies to businesses, this is not the case in many developing countries’ small business sector. The aim of this study was to test the influence of academia-industry linkage (AIL) on technology transfer (TT) through HC as well as the related institutional barriers (IB). Data were collected using a questionnaire from 245 small manufacturing enterprises in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A quantitative approach with descriptive and explanatory research designs were employed. The study findings show that AIL can affect TT both directly and indirectly through HC. IBs were found to not significantly moderate the effect of AIL on TT, while it conditionally moderates the relationship. Given these findings, future researchers are expected to test the role of other variables such as environmental barriers and institutional factors on TT.
KW - academia-industry linkage
KW - conditional process
KW - human capital
KW - institutional barriers
KW - ordinary least squares
KW - technology transfer
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105021867203
U2 - 10.1177/09504222251397488
DO - 10.1177/09504222251397488
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105021867203
SN - 0950-4222
JO - Industry and Higher Education
JF - Industry and Higher Education
ER -