RT Journal Article
T1 Co-patenting, co-ownership, and co-ideation as drivers for university business innovation: the case of public universities in Spain
A1 Quero-Gervilla, María José
A1 Díaz-Méndez, Montserrat
A1 Ventura-Fernández, Rafael
A1 Gummesson, Evert
K1 Innovación
K1 Patentes
K1 Copropiedad
AB Purpose:This paper explores whether, in the context of university–industry (U–I) collaboration, new innovation strategies can be developed through actors' interactions, the exchange of resources and the co-creation of value for and within the system. In the context of the U–I relationship, the innovation perspective can highlight the need to develop strategies that elicit new formulas of value co-creation, which then facilitate innovation as a result of actor collaboration.Design/methodology/approach:A total of 45 public universities in Spain, representing 95% of the total, participated in qualitative research. Personal in-depth interviews with technology transfer officers (TTOs) were conducted by an external firm; in a second phase, two of the researchers conducted eight interviews with the directors of TTOs in those universities with higher rates of transfer.Findings:Findings reveal that enterprises with a technological focus are strengthening their relationships with universities and attempting to build a university business ecosystem by designing strategies for value co-creation such as co-ownership, co-patenting, and co-invention.Research limitations/implications:The empirical research is conducted in Spain, and results should be interpreted according to this context. Future research should examine new contexts (other countries) to improve the robustness of the data and enrich the results, thus enabling generalization of the management consequences.Originality/value:The results provide a means to design strategies under a new collaborative and innovating logic. The theoretical framework contributes to theory, with implications for management.
PB Emerald
YR 2022
FD 2022-12-19
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/26463
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/26463
LA eng
NO Quero, M. J., Díaz-Méndez, M., Ventura, R., & Gummesson, E. (2022). Co-patenting, co-ownership, and co-ideation as drivers for university business innovation: the case of public universities in Spain. The TQM Journal, 34(7), 115-133.
NO The authors thank Gorka Artola, Ivan Martínez, Manel Arrufat, Xavier Vallvé, Jesús Banqueri, Antonio Peñafiel and Marina Rosales and all the universities in the sample for sharing their experience and knowledge in the development of the present research.  //   Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026