The management of societal collaboration for innovation in universities

Important results from the project

The aim of the project has been to review and systemise research-based knowledge about how universities organise and manage societal collaboration for innovation. I line with its overall goal, the project has resulted in a systematic literature review of how universities can create favourable conditions to utilise and disseminate academic research via societal collaboration.

Expected long term effects

Projektets huvudsakliga utfall är en översiktsstudie som sammanställer forskning om hur universitet/högskolor kan skapa gynnsamma förutsättningar för att nyttiggöra och sprida akademisk kunskap genom samverkan. Projektet har även skapat underlag för en begreppsutvecklande studie som syntetiserar forskning och teoretiska argument för hur samverkan skapar resurser och kompetenser för universitetens och högskolornas forskning och undervisning.

Approach and implementation

The project has conducted a systematic literature review to identify and validate available research, and to support rigour and generalisability. The search has identified hits in different databases that has been reviewed and evaluated. Apart from basic reduction methods such as doublet and relevance reviews, the evaluation has also included methodological demarcations based on scientific discourses, communication channels, and time periods.