Dissertations / Theses: 'University of Tripoli'

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Rahuma, F. A. A. "A study into teaching English grammar with reference to Tripoli University." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2016. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/4795/.

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This study examined teachers and learners’ beliefs about teaching English grammar at Tripoli University. It explored the role of grammar in this context and the optimal method or approach of teaching grammar in such a context. The present investigation aimed at identifying the causes behind the learners’ difficulties in using their knowledge of grammar to communicate effectively and the challenges, which confront the lecturers when dealing with grammar instruction. Grammar teaching has been and continues to be a source of controversy, and heated debate, which has led many second language researchers to rethink the status of grammar in language learning and teaching. Grammar has often generated conflicting views. Thornbury (2009) argues that no other issue has preoccupied theorists and practitioners as much as the grammar debate which has brought about a split of views, specifically into those who claim that grammar should not be taught at all, and others who believe that grammar should be given a central role in English language teaching . In order to achieve reliable and valid results, this research employed a mixed methods approach, since relying on one single research approach and strategy could reduce the effectiveness of this study. The underpinning philosophy identifying this study is positivism because of the large amount of quantitative data. The justification for combining a quantitative and qualitative research approach is related to the purpose of the study, the nature of the problem and research questions. Accordingly, quantitative data were collected through a questionnaire involving students at the English language department at Tripoli University. This was supported by qualitative data collected by using semi- structured interviews for lecturers teaching grammar at the English department. The findings of this study showed that students and lecturers at Tripoli University valued the role of grammar instruction and that it should be recognised in all the different skills. The findings also revealed that the participants were unhappy with the way grammar is taught in lectures. They also suggested that further research be conducted in all the different teaching skills. This study is pertinent because it has academic value. It has added to the literature on the importance of English grammar and contribute to the ongoing debate of whether grammar should be taught or acquired. In addition, it will benefit the students and lecturers in developing communicative competence by enhancing grammar teaching. It will raise awareness about the challenges of teaching English grammar in Libya and benefit future researchers interested in the teaching of grammar.

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Aldradi, Ibtesam. "Quality assessment of English language programmes in Libyan universities : with reference to Tripoli University." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2015. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/4364/.

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This study examined the quality of English language programmes at Libyan universities and in particular at Tripoli University, in order to identify the factors that have contributed to the decline in standards of students studying English at degree level. The motivation behind selecting this topic area is that English language programme at Tripoli University is dated and not fit for purpose. Thus English programmes are in need of major changes to improve students’ language skills. There is a broad literature on the need for research on language programme evaluation across many parts of the world. Many educational systems and teaching institutions undertake periodic evaluation of their programmes. Many key authors agree on the importance of evaluation and argue that evaluation is more than just the collection of information and data, it involves making judgements about the worth, merit or value of a programme. Programme evaluation is also a form of validation process to find out if the assessed programme is fit for purpose and meets the students’ needs and expectations. This study adopted a mixed methods approach as relying on one single research approach and strategy would reduce the effectiveness of this study. The rationale for adopting a quantitative and qualitative research approach is related to the purpose of the study, the nature of the problem and research questions. Thus quantitative data were collected through questionnaires involving (300) students at Tripoli University (Libya) and was analysed using SPSS. This was supported by qualitative data using semi-structured interviews involving eight lecturers at Tripoli University using content analysis. The findings revealed that most of the students recognise the need for radical changes to revamp the language programme to address the decline of English language skills. Students are aware of their inadequate English standards, as the findings showed that a majority of students had positive attitudes and were highly motivated to learn the English language. The conclusions indicated that the English language programme has major shortcomings that need to be addressed such as resources, teaching and learning facilities, training workshops for staff development and insufficient library resources. The results also clarified that the English language programme needs to be evaluated on a regular basis in order to assess its effectiveness in order to enhance the quality of education. The study makes suggestions that will have implications for improvement and development for the English language programme. A framework is proposed to reform and revamp the English language programme. This study contributes to raise awareness regarding the importance of evaluating English language programmes, to allow decision-makers to take necessary steps to promote the English language. This study also makes a theoretical contribution by expanding the literature on the research topic which is Quality assessment English language programmes at Libyan Universities. It also raises awareness about the root causes of the decline of English language standards.

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Gharssalla, M. "Exploring the use and the role of the Internet in Libya : a study of Tripoli University and Azzaway University students." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2018. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3028619/.

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The aim of this research is to explore the role of the Internet in Libyan society by understanding use of the Internet by the Libyan university students aged between 18-26 who are at Tripoli and Azzawya Universities, which are located in urban and rural areas respectively. The main contribution of this study is that it provides an understanding of the developments that might happen as a result of new communication technologies, especially the Internet. In order to address this research question, a mixed method approach, including quantitative analysis, was adopted to collect and analyse the main data. It used paper and online surveys of 861 students from both universities. It was followed by complementary qualitative interviews with five young Libyan parents and five media experts, and also thematic analysis of nine articles. The results are discussed in five sections: (A) level of Internet use and experience, and (B) purposes of using the Internet and online gratification; (C) anticipation of social, cultural and political online interactivities; (D) online daily interactivity; and (E) the potential development of a "new type of society" in the information age. The study found that the Internet is important in the lives of male and female Libyan university students in both urban and rural areas and it is playing an important role in developing their social, cultural and political lives. The Internet has an important role in the university students' lives in developing their social, cultural and political aspects, which may lead to the emergence of a "new society" where they achieve social, cultural and political gratification and interact with an open world culture. The findings of this research offer recommendations which can improve understanding of the Internet's role in society. These include investigating, testing and analysing the role of the Internet in different sectors in society, institutions and organisations, for example within the education system, media environments and commercial departments, in order to measure the role of new communication technologies in developing countries.

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Kenan, Thuraya. "Improving the effectiveness of e-learning implementation in the School of Engineering at Tripoli University." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2015. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/28702/.

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The study is concerned with generating recommendations for the development of e- learning strategy at the School of Engineering at Tripoli University in Libya. They are based on the identified barriers to the successful e-learning implementation in the institution after the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the questionnaires developed using SmartSurvey software package. The barriers were classified in three main categories: technical, cultural and mismanagement. These barriers were compared with those from Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries (as close culture) and UK (as international culture and developed country). Then a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) model for the diagnostic of the current stage of e-learning performance in the institution is developed. The user-centred design and action research approach are used for the design, development and implementation of an e-learning package for a module studied by Year 4 students from School of Engineering at Tripoli University. The e-learning packages played a supporting role in the delivery of the chosen module therefore the blended learning approach contributed to the improvement of the quality for the teaching and learning processes. A novel I-CUBE model which can be used for the development of teaching and learning activities in a digital era is proposed. The sources of information for the proposed model are: quantitative and qualitative analysis of the stakeholders answers; conclusions for the (SWOT) analysis; researcher’s reflections of the design, development and implementation of the e-learning package, study of the relevant educational publications and researcher’s personal experience. There are several common opinions about the factors influencing the successful e-learning implementation so it is possible to make correlations between the stakeholders’ points of view and to construct the surfaces which are included in the I-CUBE model. A set of institutional, pedagogical and technological recommendations for the development of e-learning strategy in the School of Engineering at Tripoli University are formulated. These are derived from the analysis of barriers and SWOT model related to the successful e-learning implementation in Libyan Higher Education Institutes (LHEIs). Also the aspects included in the proposed novel I-CUBE model for the development of teaching and learning activities, the researcher’s personal experience as a student and lecturer at Tripoli University and as a PhD student at the University of Huddersfield in UK are also considered. The implementation of these recommendations will enable the enhancement of students’ learning experience and staff satisfaction through technology-based education addressing the flexible and diverse learning community’s needs.

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Rocha, Rodrigo Luis da. "Interação universidade-centros de pesquisa e empresas: um estudo sobre o setor de biomateriais do estado do Paraná." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/85/85131/tde-04042014-091249/.

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Esta pesquisa realiza um estudo da relação entre universidades-centros de pesquisa e empresas no setor de biomateriais, no estado do Paraná (Brasil). Os dados foram levantados por meio de entrevistas exploratórias realizadas com onze líderes de grupos de pesquisa, com representantes dos setores de pesquisa e desenvolvimento de quatro empresas ligadas ao setor de biomateriais e com os responsáveis pelos Núcleos de Inovação Tecnológica das universidades contempladas pela pesquisa. Os resultados das entrevistas com os pesquisadores mostram as motivações para o estabelecimento das parcerias, as principais dificuldades, bem como as lacunas que dificultam o avanço das pesquisas no estado. As entrevistas exploratórias com os representantes das empresas identificaram as motivações para o estabelecimento das parcerias, as formas utilizadas para identificar os pesquisadores, as principais dificuldades, bem como as principais lacunas nesta relação. Foi realizada também uma pesquisa bibliográfica a respeito dos mecanismos governamentais de apoio, na qual foram levantadas as principais legislações federais sobre o processo de inovação, as legislações locais e os principais mecanismos de subvenção atuantes no estado. Por fim, foram identificadas e analisadas as boas práticas implantadas pelas empresas e universidades-centros de pesquisa. Este trabalho finaliza com a apresentação de dois protocolos de boas práticas disponibilizados para empresas e instituições de pesquisa, e um protocolo de ações para o governo, com o objetivo de aprimorar esta relação, tão importante para o desenvolvimento científico-tecnológico no país. This research conducts a study of the interaction between universities-research centers and companies on the biomaterials industry in the state of Paraná (Brazil). Data were collected through exploratory interviews with eleven leaders of research groups, with representatives of research and development areas of four companies linked to the biomaterials sector and with those responsible for Technological Innovation Centers in universities covered by this study. The results of the interviews with the researchers show the motivations for the establishment of partnerships, the main difficulties, as well as the gaps that hinder the progress of research in the state. The exploratory interviews with representatives of companies identified the motivations for the establishment of partnerships, the ways used to identify the researchers, the main difficulties, as well as the main gaps in this regard. It was also performed a bibliographic research regarding government support mechanisms, in which were surveyed main federal laws about the process of innovation, local laws and the mechanisms of subvention in the state. Finally, were identified and analyzed the best practices implemented by companies and universities-research centers. This study concludes with the presentation of two protocols of best practices made available for companies and research institutions, and a protocol of suggestions to the government, aiming to improve these relations, so important to the scientific and technological development in this country.

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Palfrey, David Spike. "The moral sciences tripos at Cambridge University, 1848-1860." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.418172.

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Rodrigues, Isabella Stroppa. "A realidade da universidade empreendedora: uma visão a partir da tripla hélice no caso UFJF." Universidade Federal Fluminense, 2016. https://app.uff.br/riuff/handle/1/4508.

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Submitted by Joana Azevedo (joanad@id.uff.br) on 2017-08-08T14:33:15Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissert Isabella Stroppa Rodrigues.pdf: 1327591 bytes, checksum: fc98fb32d877001047045439792c4e06 (MD5) Approved for entry into archive by Biblioteca da Escola de Engenharia (bee@ndc.uff.br) on 2017-09-15T16:46:06Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissert Isabella Stroppa Rodrigues.pdf: 1327591 bytes, checksum: fc98fb32d877001047045439792c4e06 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-15T16:46:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissert Isabella Stroppa Rodrigues.pdf: 1327591 bytes, checksum: fc98fb32d877001047045439792c4e06 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-15 Esta pesquisa visou contribuir para a compreensão da complexidade de fatores envolvidos no relacionamento entre a universidade e outros entes, sendo, neste caso específico, o foco direcionado para as empresas e o governo, a partir das perspectivas da Tripla Hélice e da Universidade Empreendedora. A universidade brasileira, inserida desde sua criação em um contexto de constantes modificações e reformas, passa constantemente pelo questionamento acerca do seu papel. Recebendo inicialmente a atribuição de ser formadora de mão de obra, inquietações começam a surgir no sentido de enriquecer a atuação da universidade com a possibilidade de formação crítica dos indivíduos e criação de conhecimentos inovadores. Este conflito de percepções perpassa décadas e chega aos dias atuais inserido em um cenário onde se vislumbra o desinvestimento no ensino público brasileiro, o que torna atrativo para as universidades trilhar o caminho de formação de profissionais de acordo com o perfil requisitado pelo mercado, bem como direcionar as pesquisas da universidade para as necessidades das empresas devido à possibilidade de serem elas as potenciais financiadoras das atividades da universidade. No entanto, esta concepção não é linear e nem homogênea no cenário universitário em geral, e também não o é no contexto que envolve a Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, onde se aplicou a presente pesquisa utilizando o método do estudo de caso. O intuito desta pesquisa foi compreender como a Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora se relaciona com a indústria e o governo e, ao mesmo tempo, identificar se ela está demonstrando possuir as características prescritas pelo modelo de Universidade Empreendedora. Neste sentido, foram analisados os três entes envolvidos a partir do estudo de seus posicionamentos oficiais e também, no caso da indústria e da universidade, de entrevistas realizadas com atores institucionais. Este estudo se balizou pela busca da produção de conhecimento capaz de contribuir para o enriquecimento da compreensão acerca desse complexo fenômeno de aproximação da esfera pública com a iniciativa privada, não se limitando apenas a descrições, mas também a explorar as problemáticas decorrentes do tema. Entrepreneurial University. The Brazilian university, inserted since its creation in a context of constant changes and reforms, constantly goes through the questioning about its role. Initially receiving the assignment of being a trainer of labor, concerns begin to emerge in order to enrich the performance of the university with the possibility of critical formation of individuals and creation of innovative knowledge. This conflict of perceptions goes through decades and reaches the current days inserted in a scenario where the disinvestment in the Brazilian public education is envisaged, which makes it attractive for universities to follow the path of professional training according to the profile required by the market, as well as to direct university research to the needs of companies due to the possibility that they are the potential financiers of university activities. However, this conception is neither linear nor homogeneous in the university scenario in general, nor is it in the context involving the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, where the present research was applied using the case study method. The purpose of this research was to understand how the Federal University of Juiz de Fora relates to industry and government and, at the same time, to identify if it is demonstrating the characteristics prescribed by the Entrepreneurial University model. In this sense, the three entities involved in the study were analyzed from their official positions and also, in the case of industry and university, from interviews with institutional actors. This study was based on the search for the production of knowledge capable of contributing to the enrichment of the understanding about this complex phenomenon of approaching the public sphere with the private initiative, not only being limited to descriptions, but also exploring the problems arising from the theme.

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Schramm, Manuel. "Doppelhelix und triple helix." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2014. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-139021.

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Ribeiro, Suzana Xavier. "Contribuições ao estudo da gestão do conhecimento e da colaboração universidade-empresa-governo: proposição conceitual e estudo de casos em Institutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia no Brasil." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18157/tde-25092017-114659/.

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O propósito desta tese é investigar como a gestão do conhecimento e a colaboração universidade-empresa-governo incluindo as três hélices se relacionam influenciando o desempenho das organizações. Como principal contribuição, pretende-se propor um modelo analítico que relaciona as teorias da Gestão do Conhecimento e da Tripla Hélice, modelo mais referenciado para aprofundar esse tipo de cooperação, e as dimensões propostas (que são a estrutural, a relacional, a cognitiva e o contexto), considerando as particularidades do contexto brasileiro. No ambiente competitivo contemporâneo, a capacidade de as organizações criarem e utilizarem o conhecimento torna-se cada vez mais fundamental para a busca da vantagem competitiva sustentável, o que leva inclusive à busca de novas formas de arranjos interorganizacionais. A escolha do tema se justifica pela escassez de pesquisas empíricas que relacionem os tópicos de gestão do conhecimento e de colaboração universidade-empresa-governo de forma integrada com foco no contexto brasileiro. Os representantes desse tipo de colaboração selecionados para compor o estudo são Institutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCTs). Como técnica qualitativa de análise de dados foi utilizada a análise de conteúdo categorial. Os principais resultados mostram que a estrutura organizacional (estrutural) influencia tanto o relacionamento entre os integrantes (relacional) quanto o fluxo de conhecimento (cognitiva), bem como os elementos relacionais (cultura colaborativa, confiança e liderança) facilitam o compartilhamento de conhecimento. Além disso, o contexto afeta essas três outras dimensões. Como principais barreiras no processo de transferência de conhecimento são identificadas as diferenças culturais, a burocracia e a realidade socioeconômica, e como facilitadores a presença de parques tecnológicos e incubadoras, a proximidade geográfica entre universidade e empresa e os incentivos governamentais. This thesis focuses on an investigation into the way knowledge management and university-industry-government collaboration influence the performance of organizations. As the main contribution, an analytical model that relates the theories of Knowledge Management and the Triple Helix, the most referenced model for such cooperation, and the structural, relational, cognitive dimensions, as well as the context is proposed. The model takes into consideration the particularities of the Brazilian context. In todays competitive environment, the ability of organizations to create and use their knowledge has become fundamental for their pursuit of sustainable competitive advantages and new forms of organizational arrangements. The choice of the topic is justified by the scarcity of studies on the identification and analyses of the main aspects of this form of collaboration in an integrated way and focused on the Brazilian context. A categorical content analysis was used as a qualitative technique applied for a multiple case study of National Institutes of Science and Technology (INCTs). The results show both context and organizational structure (structural dimension) influence the relationship between members (relational dimension) and flow of knowledge (cognitive dimension) and the relational elements (collaborative culture, trust and leadership) facilitate knowledge sharing. Cultural differences, bureaucracy and socioeconomic reality were identified as the main barriers in the process of knowledge transfer, whereas facilitators included presence of science parks and incubators, geographical proximity between university and business and government incentives.

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Nabbout, Khaled el [Verfasser]. "Geo-visualization tools for participatory urban planning : the case of Tripoli, Lebanon / Khaled El Nabbout. Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Kartographie." Dresden : Inst. für Kartographie, 2007. http://d-nb.info/1007284234/34.

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Prasunpangsri, Siriluk. "Contribution of university-industry linkages (UILs) to tourism clusters : multiple-case studies in Thailand." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8861.

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This research develops a theoretical framework explaining how University-Industry Linkages (UILs) affect the performance of tourism clusters in Thailand. Significant external and internal factors affecting Thai tourism industry are examined. The research questions are significant given the importance of successful tourism cluster through University-Industry Linkages (UIL). These questions recognized tourism clusters, the role of university, the linkages between university and industry, influential factors are contextual, and as a result, the author explores four tourism clusters in Thailand and using multiple case studies explains the nature and character of tourism cluster and University-Industry Linkages (UILs) between tourism cluster and its universities. The findings demonstrated that UILs, strategic entrepreneurship and leadership play key role to successful tourism cluster in developing countries.

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Antonsson, Camilla. "Kunskapsöverföring - vägen till konkurrenskraft och ökad tillväxt i turistindustrin? : En studie baserad på samarbete mellan universitet och tre turistföretag." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-52830.

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Turism är den nya basnäringen i svensk ekonomi. För att företag inom turistindustrin ska bli konkurrenskraftiga och nå ökad tillväxt krävs innovationsprocesser. Tre studentuppsatser från 2007 har legat till grund för den här undersökningen. Syftet med den här studien är att kartlägga hur kunskapsöverföring som överlämnats från universitet till turistföretag bidragit med innovationsprocesser som lett till ökad tillväxt och konkurrenskraft i turistföretag. I samtliga undersökta fall påvisas att den överförda kunskapen varit mer bekräftande än innovativ för uppdragsgivarna. Vidare visar undersökningen att studentuppsatserna som erhållits varit för omfattande och för svåra att ta till sig för merparten av mottagarna. Undersökningen visar att kunskapen i sig, genom studentuppsatserna från universiteten inte varit bristfällig och obrukbar. Istället visar undersökningen att kommunikationen, mottagandet och situationen vid överföringen av uppsatsarbetets resultat varit bristfällig och hämmat implementering av innovationsprocesser. Resultatet av studien visar att det behövs nya synsätt kring kunskapsöverföring och hur den kommuniceras. Att utveckla ett kunskapsöverföringsprogram, kvalitetssäkra överföringen och fastställa speciella normer för presentationen av utfört uppsatsarbete skulle kunna vara potentiella faktorer som förbättrade processen och medförde att merparten av mottagarna inom turistindustrin skulle kunna ta till sig den överförda kunskapen på ett bättre sätt.

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Kearney, Letasha Jane-Marie. "Triple P with mothers at university : the effect of a behavioural family intervention in the tertiary setting : a dissertation." Thesis, University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Development, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2948.

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The aim of this research was to examine the impact of a behavioural family intervention with parents who were undertaking tertiary study. Six mothers, attending the University of Canterbury, participated in the study. The intervention selected was the Positive Parenting Programme (Triple P). Three aspects of parenting were measured: child behaviour, parenting stress and parenting competence. The findings suggested that the intensity and number of problem behaviours generally decreased, but there was little change in child compliance. Parenting stress decreased after the programme, but levels of life stress increased or remained the same. Ratings of parenting competence improved considerably for all participants' post- intervention. These findings indicate that a behavioural family intervention had positive affects on some aspects on studentparents. Implications and recommendations for future studies are discussed.

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Schramm, Manuel. "Doppelhelix und triple helix: Biotechnologie an den Universitäten Halle und Braunschweig in den Jahren 1970 bis 2000." Technische Universität Dresden, 2003. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A27803.

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Rosenlund, Joacim. "An Interactive Research Approach to the Triple Helix Model in Environmental Science." Licentiate thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-38858.

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Increased interaction between scientists and the social environment is considered to be one of the characteristics of modern science. This interaction can occur through collaboration between different sectors in society. In connection to this, the Triple Helix model claims that interaction between university, industry and public sectors, is key to modern innovation development. So far, cross-sector interaction between actors in environmental science has been scarcely studied in a scientific manner. Most studies carried out in the area have disregarded the actual practice of such collaborations and what happens in projects where these sectors interact. As this has become a common way to solve environmental problems, it is of considerable importance to gain more knowledge about this process. The objective of this research was to study and explain cross-sector collaboration. Using the interactive research method, characterised by joint learning and interaction with the participants, this was explored through two case studies. The method was well suited for studying ongoing interactions between the university, industry and public sectors. The first case was an international collaboration between representatives of the Triple Helix sectors. Here, olive-mill wastewater in Greece was the focus. The Triple Helix framework was used both on the intended analytical level and at a management level closer to the actor level of the participants. The second case was a three-year environmental research project in the Kalmar region where strong university-industry collaboration was carried out in order to find wastewater treatment solutions in the wood industry. This collaboration was extended to include more actors in the region during the process. The actual practice of these cases showed the importance of a dialogue between participants. Triple Helix can be used as an initial framework for such a dialogue through which the model is redefined by input from all sectors.

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Kjellin, Per, and Jonas Missaoui. "Macro theory induced micro practice : A case study of a Triple Helix inspired innovation project." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-176595.

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Europe is arguably in need of a more offensive approach towards theencouragement of entrepreneurship and research based product development.Several European initiatives have been initiated towards this aim, one ofwhich is the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs); an initiativeultimately taken by the European Commission. The main purpose of the KICsis to foster innovation and commercialization in Europe by combining forcesof industry and university, much in line with the theory of the TripleHelix. This master’s thesis is a follow up report of a previously conductedRemotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) market analysis, which was a deliverable inthe OTS project; a KIC InnoEnergy initiated project, aiming towards productdevelopment within the ocean energy sector. The purpose of this thesis hasbeen to, on the one hand evaluate how such a multidisciplinary projectworks in practice, the consequences of its design and the coping of theseconsequences, and on the other hand to identify and map prerequisites for asituation regarding if, and how, the project should invite anotherparticipant from industry into a collaboration. Based on a qualitativeanalysis of seven interviews with representatives from both academia andindustry, the conclusions indicated that the structure and future of theOTS/ROV project is perceived as unclear, best remedied by strongermanagement, additional funding, and invitation of a new collaborator. Thedemands for such collaboration mainly include an explicit project plan fromthe external ROV supplier’s point of view, and the sharing of knowledge andequipment of the supplier from the internal members’ point of view.

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Ramos-Maltés, Ana Lorena. "The implementation of the triple helix model of industry-university-government relations in Puerto Rico to promote knowledge-based regional economic development." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59765.

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Thesis (M.C.P. and S.B. in Planning)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2010. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-84). Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean, has long sought to develop a high-tech economy and has struggled in the process. Two initiatives, Puerto Rico TechnoEconomic Corridor (PRTEC) and the Eastern Central Technological Initiative (INTECO) seek to encourage local firm formation, attract foreign capital, and improve infrastructure to develop a high-tech economy and an innovation culture in the island. The efforts of the initiatives focus on cooperation from the private sector, the government, and academia. Henry Etzkowitz's triple helix model of university-industry-government relations explains the synergies and organizational infrastructure needed to ensure a sustainable economic growth based on technology and innovation. This thesis focuses on the two initiatives in Puerto Rico whose goal is to promote a high-tech economy in the island. The analysis focuses on the initiatives' relationship with the triple helix's three sectors and how they have been working together to achieve their goals. While the initiatives have made significant progress in firm formation through incubators and community outreach programs to educate about technology, organizational barriers such as lack of transparency in the local grant seeking process and the lack of an entrepreneurial culture have not allowed the initiatives to solidify themselves as the generators of the new knowledge-based economy in Puerto Rico. by Ana Lorena Ramos-Maltés. M.C.P.and S.B.in Planning

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Stallman, Helen M. "Self-directed teen triple P : a behavioural family intervention to reduce risk factors for adolescent behavioural and emotional problems /." St. Lucia, Qld, 2003. http://adt.library.uq.edu.au/public/adt-QU20031223.115158/index.html.

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Carley, Stephen. "Valuing additive involvement in university-industry partnerships: do government collaborators engage at scales that optimize their value-added?" Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/50274.

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Collaboration between academic and corporate entities has increased in recent years. On many occasions Government actors (e.g. federal laboratories) will participate in these collaborations, especially when advanced technologies are involved. The following inquiry considers the degree to which the federal entities add (scientific) value to University-Industry partnerships and how this value is spatially mediated. Quantifying degrees of the value that Government actors induce across the spectrum of University-Industry collaborative arrangements is useful for identifying scales at which intervention by federal agents is more effective and/or justified. It is anticipated that the value-added by federal agents in University-Industry collaboration is not spatially uniform but will exhibit greater profitability across specific scales of interaction. Comparing these against actual scales of interaction provides room for discussion on whether Government actors engage Universities and Industry at scales that optimize the value they introduce to these partnerships.

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Wang, Yi. "Exploring knowledge exchange, innovation and collaboration in creative industries: A comparative analysis between Shenzhen and Brisbane through the triple helix framework." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2022. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/228514/1/Yi_Wang_Thesis.pdf.

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This thesis investigates how university, industry and government interact with each other in creative industries. With a case study methodology, it conducts interviews and site visits in Shenzhen and Brisbane. This research illustrates approaches, synergies, and barriers of knowledge exchange and stakeholder engagement in creative industries across university-based, industry-led and government-oriented actors. It generates findings of the similarities of educational ties, hybrid spaces, social media potential, and the differences of boundary spanning, collaboration mechanisms, and government interventions. This study provides a better understanding of the important aspects of knowledge exchange through different stakeholders in a creative economy.

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Englund, Mikael, and Quentin Felice. "Barriers and outcomes of the collaboration between industry and academia in a new approach: the Living Labs." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET), 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-14000.

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The importance for companies in knowledge or technology intensive industries to take part in research partnerships has been thoroughly researched, and the gain of collaboration with external parties has been proven. One of these most influential collaboration types is the one between academia and industry, where the US Bayh-Dole Act provided a break-through policy change for the transfer, conversion and commercialization of knowledge and innovations. To counter this, the European Union has implemented a policy around a facilitating, user-centered milieu for innovation called Living Labs. In this article, the purpose is to identify potential collaboration barriers in the university-industry collaboration when implemented in this milieu. This is done by using a multiple case study where the respondents are seven individuals, from three Living Lab entities and two companies. The findings show that the inclusion of users give the setting its advantage, but also gives additional management needs, something that applies to all participants in the setting – the company representatives must have a diverse set of abilities, the researchers should be standalone and independent from the Living Labs management, the management must establish a shared physical context for all parties to interact within and there must be a very clear agreement between all parties what there are expecting from the collaboration regarding outcomes, process and structure.

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Oliveira, Aliomar Silva de. "Análise das interações universidade-empresa em empresas incubadas e graduadas numa incubadora universitária de empresas." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/26008.

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No contexto de universidade empreendedora, as incubadoras de empresas são um locus onde se acolhe empreendedores apoiando-os para que seus projetos tornem-se realidade através da constituição de pequenas empresas. Estar no ambiente de uma incubadora universitária de empresas significa estar próximo à universidade e tendo facilitado e estimulado o acesso e colaboração com a Academia. Se poderia questionar que efeitos o processo de incubação provoca na universidade que mantém uma incubadora de empresas e; por outro lado, que vantagens uma empresa nascente teria em estabelecer-se dentro de uma incubadora. Para subsidiar a análise dessas questões, o objetivo da presente pesquisa é analisar as interações universidade- empresa, em empresas incubadas e graduadas, que ocorrem no âmbito de uma incubadora universitária de empresas. Foi estudado o ambiente de incubação da Incubadora de Empresas de Base Tecnológica da UNISINOS, conhecida por UNITEC, através de coleta de dados via questionário submetido às empresas que estavam residentes na Incubadora no ano de 2009. Este estudo foi conduzido do ponto de vista da empresa que passa pelo processo de incubação, materializado na visão de seu empreendedor, sendo respondido por 15 empreendedores que representam 15 das empresas incubadas e graduadas residentes. Os resultados obtidos permitiram identificar: as parcerias, a receita mensal regular das empresas incubadas, o baixo nível de endividamento, e a troca de informações técnicas com outras empresas, como efeitos do processo de incubação nas empresas. Também pemitiram identificar as palestras em sala de aula, as visitas de alunos nas empresas e a consultoria prestada por alunos, como principais efeitos na Universidade. Além disso, se pode identificar que as percepções dos executivos das empresas graduadas e incubadas, divergem na maioria das questões. Considering the entrepreneurship university context, the business incubators are a kind of locus that holds entrepreneurs, helping them to make their projects come true via the establishment of small companies. Being inside university business incubator means to have easy access and stimulated collaboration with the University. It could be asked which effects the incubation process brings to a university that holds a business incubator and, on the other hand, which advantages could be reached by a startup company settled inside an incubator. In order to support the analysis of these kinds of questions, the objective of this research is to analyze the interactions university-industry that occurs in a university business incubator. This study considers the incubation environment at UNISINOS University (located in the southern Brazil), called UNITEC, throw data collected using a questionnaire that was submitted to companies that were resident at UNITEC incubation environment at the year 2009. This whole study considers the point of view of 15 companies that were passed through incubation process, including incubated companies and also graduated ones. From the obtained results, it´s possible to indentify: the partnerships among resident companies, the recurring monthly income of incubated companies, the low level of indebtedness of all companies and, the technical information exchange among the companies, as effects from the incubation process in the resident companies. It´s also to indentify that the lectures by entrepreneurs at university classes, the students visits at companies and, consultancy services by students, as the main effects of the incubation process at the University. Besides that, it´s possible to realize that entrepreneurs from the incubated and graduated companies diverge in most questions.

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Davids, John W. R. "Engaged scholarship at the South African College of Music of the University of Cape Town: An exploratory study of the perceptions and practices of full-time music academic staff." Master's thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/11427/32091.

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Debates concerning the concept of 'engaged scholarship’ (ES) in terms of university-society connectivity have become part of the discourse within the shifting South African higher education landscape after 1994. Given the legacy of historical inequalities continuing to permeate all spheres of South African society including higher education, the idea of social-justice-centred engaged scholarship forms the main thrust of the narrative in this thesis. Furthermore, with music inherently geared towards societal engagement, and 'engaged scholarship’ included in UCT’s latest Social Responsiveness Policy Framework, this thesis critically examines the ES responses - in terms of their perceptions and practices - of music academics at the SACM in post-1994 South Africa. The opening chapter outlines the largely two-pronged research methodology approach pertaining to the analysis and findings of: (1) literature and documents, and (2) in-depth interviews of a representative sample of full-time SACM music academics. Chapter 2 provides a historical sociology unpacking the ES concept as part of an emergent University Third Mission. With developments largely unfolding at American universities, the first part of Chapter 2 shows the development of ES as essentially following two routes. Firstly the Triple Helix notion of university-industry-government (U-I-G) relations since the mid-20th century, identified by Etzkowitz as a 'Second Academic Transformation’ grafted on an earlier 19th century 'First Academic Transformation’ which began in Germany. Then secondly, in the 1990s a broadened view of scholarship aimed at making universities more relevant to the needs of society (i.e. via U-CS or university-civil society links) proposed by Boyer. With the issue of an emergent University Third Mission also entering the South African higher education discourse after 1994, the second part of Chapter 2 highlights conceptual confusion by considering policy and conference debates on 'community engagement’ (CE), the preferred expression for university-society relations in South Africa. Unfolding developments at UCT however have resulted in a discourse of ES becoming integral to this university’s Social Responsiveness Policy Framework after 2012. Moreover with social justice largely absent from CE discourse and the Triple Helix, Cooper has proposed a Quadruple Helix whereby civil society is added as fourth helix (i.e. resulting in U-I-G-CS). The approach of this study, therefore, explores the concept of a social-justice-centred engagement (outlined in part three of Chapter 2) with which it strongly resonates. Chapter 3 focuses attention on the milieu and ethos of UCT and the SACM, putting SACM music academics, part of an elite historically 'white’ university, in perspective. This highlights the entrenched hegemony of the historically 'white’ European settler institutional culture and 'orphan’ status of music indigenous to Africa at the SACM. Against this backdrop Chapter 4 provides a snapshot of the ES perceptions and practices of SACM music academics derived from the in-depth interviews. Importantly, with music largely absent from ES discourse, including at UCT, the critical analysis of the narratives of music academics form the basis for this thesis creating four music-specific ES categories in this chapter, and a proposed typology of music-specific ES in Chapter 5. In addition, a particularly important finding in Chapter 5 depicts the SACM as probably the most engaged UCT department, mainly displaying elements of the Quadruple Helix (U-I-G-CS), but with this engagement significantly skewed towards largely 'white’ civil society. Moreover, given the historically Eurocentric ethos of the SACM, western classical music has retained its uncontested hegemony (including within the SACM student curriculum) despite the introduction in the 1980s of new streams of non-western classical music, including music indigenous to Africa. With reference to ES, the engagement of the majority of SACM music academics was, furthermore, found overwhelmingly to be with the elite social classes. However, 'black’ academics were significantly more engaged with the 'black’ working class than their 'white’ counterparts. Considering the core findings above, pathways enabling the development of more balanced SACM-society relationships, particularly with the 'black’ working class majority have been proposed in the concluding chapter. A crucial recommendation is the decolonisation of the institutional culture and curriculum of the SACM, thereby restoring the former 'Other’, to 'Self’. These being spaces outside the comfort-zone of most music academics, it is suggested that music-specific ES research, potentially able to shift embedded reasoning, should become integral to the decolonisation process.

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Walerud, Beatrice. "Is the University Key to Digital Development? : A study of the role of KTH in the digital development of the Swedish news media industry between 1990 to 2005." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-300406.

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The digital development of the 1990s and early 2000s had a major effect on the Swedish media industry, including newspapers. Still, it is not clear what role academia had during this process. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to examine the role of the university in the digital development of the Swedish news media industry. To investigate this, a case study has been performed, focusing on the Swedish technical university KTH Royal Institute of Technology. A theoretical background was created, consisting of the three waves of digitalization by Yoo et al. (2010), the emerge of the entrepreneurial university, and the Triple Helix model. Data were collected through archival research consisting of the Swedish magazines Ny Teknik and Pressens Tidning, and semi-structured interviews with seven individuals. The results showed that the digital development of the Swedish news media industry was characterized by the rise of the Internet, which generated both new news channels and contributed to digitally develop the printing industry. The results indicate that KTH’s role in this development was to provide the industry with well-educated engineers as well as innovations through research projects, to help media companies handle the opportunities and the challenges the digital development offered. The results also indicate that KTH in some ways can be compared to an entrepreneurial university, since the university has contributed to economic activities in society. However, most of these activities would not have been possible without the participation of the media industry, demonstrating that the concept of the Triple Helix to some extent also can be applied to this case study. Den digitala utvecklingen av 1990- och tidigt 2000-tal hade en stor effekt på den svenska medieindustrin, inklusive tidningsindustrin. Det är dock inte klart vad för roll universiteten hade under denna process. Syftet med denna uppsats är därför att undersöka universitetets roll i den digitala utvecklingen av den svenska nyhetsmedieindustrin. För att undersöka detta har en fallstudie genomförts, som fokuserar på det svenska tekniska universitetet KTH Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan. En teoretisk bakgrund togs fram, bestående av de tre vågorna av digitalisering av Yoo et al. (2010), framväxten av det entreprenöriella universitetet och modellen Triple Helix. Data samlades in genom arkivforsknings bestående av de svenska tidningarna Ny Teknik och Pressens Tidning, samt semistrukturerade intervjuer med sju personer. Resultaten visade att den digitala utvecklingen av den svenska nyhetsmedieindustrin karaktäriserades av uppkomsten av Internet, vilket genererade både nya nyhetskanaler och bidrog till en digital utveckling av tryckeribranschen. Resultaten indikerar att KTH:s roll i denna utveckling bestod av att bidra med välutbildade ingenjörer till industrin, likväl som innovation genom forskningsprojekt, vilket hjälpte industrin hantera möjligheterna och utmaningarna som den digitala utvecklingen medförde. Resultaten indikerar också att KTH i viss utsträckning kan jämföras med det entreprenöriella universitetet, eftersom universitetet har bidragit till ekonomiska aktiviteter i samhället. De flesta av dessa aktiviteter hade dock inte varit möjliga utan medieindustrins delaktighet, vilket demonstrerar att modellen Triple Helix i viss utsträckning kan appliceras på denna fallstudie.

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Mohd, Yusof Zatun Najahah. "The role of university-industry-government relationship in cluster development : the case of MSC Malaysia." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/20387.

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Malaysia is a transition economic country that aims to be a developed country by 2020. In realising this mission (Vision 2020), the cluster concept has been an interest and adopted by the central authorities. There are few years ahead to reach the targeted year and it interest of this study to investigate the relevant development on its own engineered cluster of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) that was put forward on the success of Silicon Valley in the US. This thesis focuses on the development of the MSC cluster in the Malaysia context. It examines and measures the state of the cluster, the role played by its core actors (from Triple Helix perspective) and their relationship in the MSC. The role of collaboration has been used to measure the relationship among actors with the key determinants of cluster formation. A mixed data collection method was used to answer the research question and objectives involved. A conceptual model for analysing the MSC cluster is proposed, bringing together insights from the literature on clusters, role of actors, collaborative relationship and the complex systems of innovation approach. This conceptual model uncover the weaknesses of social dimension (social infrastructure) in Porter’s diamond model and the general approach of Triple Helix model in the cluster development. The cluster lifecycle model is used to add the depth to the analysis on the condition of cluster development.

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Ye, Haihui [Verfasser]. "Microstructure and chemistry of grain boundary films and triple junction phases in liquid phase sintered SiC ceramics / Institut für Nichtmetallische Anorganische Materialien der Universität Stuttgart ... Vorgelegt von Haihui Ye." Stuttgart : Max-Planck-Inst. für Metallforschung, 2002. http://d-nb.info/964301148/34.

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Doin, Tatiana Aparecida Ferreira. "Governança colaborativa na relação universidade-empresa-governo : para além dos pressupostos da hélice tríplice." Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração, 2009. http://repositorio.ufes.br/handle/10/5581.

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A metodologia adotada foi o estudo de caso, tendo como unidade de análise a experiência da parceria para a concepção e execução do Programa de Cooperação Educacional, para a transferência de conhecimento em tecnologia naval, que envolveu o governo do Estado do Espírito Santo, uma subsidiária de Estaleiro, um Instituto Federal de Ensino e um Instituto Politécnico Internacional. Os dados relativos ao caso foram obtidos pela pesquisa documental e entrevistas. Uma vez coletados, os dados foram organizados e examinados pela técnica de análise de conteúdo, cuja categorização dos dados se deu a priori e a posteriori. Como resultado das análises realizadas foi possível atestar que a governança colaborativa ocorre de maneira satisfatória, mas fragmentada por estar concentrada na alta gestão. Isso ocorreu em função do baixo reconhecimento da interdependência e do grau de confiança oscilar devido às falhas de comunicação apontadas e da não inclusão participativa dos professores acarretarem, de certa forma, o distanciamento do compromisso com o processo. Por outro lado, percebeu-se que os resultados intermediários alcançados ao longo da parceria conferiram uma maior aproximação entre os gestores do Instituto Federal de Ensino e da Subsidiária do Estaleiro, dessa forma os laços estabelecidos fortaleceram a relação de confiança e o entendimento de que os problemas identificados nesse programa estão servindo de lições para outras colaborações. With the purpose of expanding the horizon analysis of the university-industry-government relationship on top of the theoretical assumptions of the Triple Helix, this study aimed at analyzing how collaborative governance occurs within such relationship. So as to support the different analysis focuses, its theoretical background consisted of the New Public Management (NPM) approaches, the Entrepreneurial University and the Triple Helix in its macro sociological scope. The public and collaborative governance approaches have also been explored, with an emphasis on Ansell and Gash’s model (2008), in order to subsidize the analysis in the micro sociological level of that relationship. The adopted methodology has been the case study, having as its analysis unit the experience of partnership to the conception and execution of the Educational Cooperation Program, towards the transfer of knowledge in marine technology, which involved the state government of Espírito Santo, a shipyard subsidiary, a Federal Institute of Education and an International Polytechnic Institute. The data related to this case were obtained through desk research and interviews. Once these data were collected, they were then organized and examined under the content analysis technique, whose data categorization was given a priori and a posteriori. As a result of the carried out analyses it has been possible to certify that collaborative governance occurs in a satisfactory way, however fragmented since it focused in the upper management. That occurred due to low recognition of its interdependence and to an oscillation on its confidence degree due to communication breakdowns that were pointed out and to the non-inclusion of teachers’ participation, thus causing their distancing from commitment to the process in a certain way. On the other hand, one has realized that the intermediate results reached throughout this partnership have conceded a greater approach between managers of the Federal Institute of Education and those of the shipyard subsidiary, therefore these durable links have strengthened their trust relationship and the understanding that problems identified in such program have been serving as lessons for further collaborations.

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Koste, Raquel Cecilia Jung. "Estratégias bem sucedidas na interação universidade e empresa: uma análise da trajetória de instituições privadas." Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2010. http://www.repositorio.jesuita.org.br/handle/UNISINOS/4499.

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Fridholm, Tobias. "Working Together : Exploring Relational Tensions in Swedish Academia." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Kulturgeografiska institutionen, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-128861.

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This study explores the basic social conditions for high-quality university research, and focuses on research in science and technology in Sweden. Swedish research policy has adopted more of a market perspective on academic research and its role in society. This has meant the promotion of competition between researchers, increased focus on efficiency at universities, and attempts to make academia harmonize more with industry and other actors. How do such policies affect the variety of perspectives within the academic system? How do they affect the positions and identities of individual academics? These issues are discussed through the concept of "relational tensions". Relational tensions refer to social strains arising when interacting actors have different perspectives. Relational tensions can stimulate creativity, but may also cause unproductive conflicts. The discussion is underpinned by interviews with university researchers and a case study of Uppsala BIO-X, a program to commercialize university research in biotechnology. Typical cases of relational tensions are identified. These concern both interpersonal relations and differences between organized science and industry. A notable observation concerns potential frustration of individual academics, as competition and efficiency tends to make their positions and identities more contested. Researchers cope with relational tensions in three identified ways: socialization, seclusion, and lateral authority. Socialization is natural and often necessary, but reduces the variety of perspectives. Seclusion serves to retain variety and independence, but reduces interaction with others. Lateral authority is to formally or informally lend a researcher more authority, which improves the chance of maintaining a variety of perspectives without reducing interaction. The sustained usefulness of academic research arguably depends on its ability to foster and communicate a variety of perspectives. Hence, (i) promoting lateral authority seems fruitful within academia and in relations between academia and industry, and (ii) encouraging competition and efficiency may to some extent be counterproductive. Research Excellence and Science-Based Industrial Systems

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Ortega, Villalobos Maricela. "Les rapports université/entreprise à l’Université Nationale Autonome du Mexique (UNAM) : la vision de professeurs ayant de l’expérience de collaboration avec des entreprises." Thèse, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/5950.

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Cette thèse porte sur le rapport université/entreprise au Mexique après 1990. Il s’agit d’une étude de cas sur l’Université Nationale Autonome du Mexique (UNAM), la plus grande université mexicaine et la plus importante institution productrice de connaissances scientifiques au pays. À partir de 1988, l’introduction au Mexique d’une économie du marché a été le point de départ des nombreux changements politiques et économiques qui ont modifié les conditions d’exploitation des organisations et des institutions au pays. Ainsi, depuis 1990, le nouveau contexte politique et économique du Mexique a modifié les politiques gouvernementales vers les institutions publiques y compris celles de la santé et de l’éducation. Pour ce qui est des universités publiques mexicaines, ces politiques ont réduit leur financement et leur ont demandé une participation plus active à l’économie nationale, par la production de connaissances pouvant se traduire en innovation dans le secteur de la production. Ces nouvelles conditions économiques et politiques constituent des contingences auxquelles les universitaires font face de diverses façons, y compris l’établissement des relations avec les entreprises, comme le prescrivent les politiques du gouvernement fédéral élaborées sur la base des recommandations de l’OCDE. En vue de contribuer à la connaissance des relations université/entreprise développées au Mexique, nous avons réalisé notre étude de cas fondée sur une approche méthodologique qualitative à caractère exploratoire qui a recueilli des données provenant de sources documentaires et perceptuelles. Nous avons encadré notre recherche du point de vue de l’organisation par la théorie de la contingence, et pour l’analyse de la production de la connaissance sur la base des modèles de la Triple hélice et du Mode 2. Différents documents de sources diverses, y compris l’Internet, ont été consultés pour l’encadrement des rapports université/entreprise au Mexique et à l’UNAM. Les sources perceptuelles ont été 51 entrevues semi-structurées auprès de professeurs et de chercheurs à temps plein ayant établi des rapports avec des entreprises (dans les domaines de la biomédecine, la biotechnologie, la chimie et l’ingénierie) et de personnes ayant un rôle de gestion dans les rapports des entreprises avec l’institution. Les données recueillies ont montré que la politique de l’UNAM sur les rapports université/entreprise a été aussi flottante que la structure organisationnelle soutenant sa création et formalisation. Toutes sortes d’entreprises, publiques ou privées collaborent avec les chercheurs de l’UNAM, mais ce sont les entreprises parastatales et gouvernementales qui prédominent. À cause du manque d’infrastructure scientifique et technologique de la plupart des entreprises au Mexique, les principales demandes adressées à l’UNAM sont pour des services techniques ou professionnels qui aident les entreprises à résoudre des problèmes ponctuels. Le type de production de connaissance à l’UNAM continue d’être celui du Mode 1 ou traditionnel. Néanmoins, particulièrement dans le domaine de la biotechnologie, nous avons identifié certains cas de collaboration plus étroite qui pointaient vers l’innovation non linéaire proposée par le Mode 2 et la Triple hélice. Parmi les principaux avantages découlant des rapports avec les entreprises les interviewés ont cité l’obtention de ressources additionnelles pour la recherche, y compris de l’équipement et des fonds pour les bourses d’étudiants, mais souvent ils ont observé que l’un des plus gros avantages était la connaissance qu’ils obtenaient des contacts avec les firmes et le sens du réel qu’ils pouvaient intégrer dans la formation des étudiants. Les programmes gouvernementaux du CONACYT pour la science, la technologie et l’innovation ne semblent pas réussir à renforcer les rapports entre les institutions génératrices de la connaissance et le secteur de la production du Mexique. Since 1988, the introduction of a market economy in Mexico have changed the government policy towards public universities in the country, reducing their budget and asking them to participate more actively in the national economy, by producing knowledge that could translate into innovation in the production sector. The budgetary constraints imposed on Mexican public universities affect their functions of teaching and worsen the conditions for research. The economic and political context after 1990 has created the eventuality in which academics must implement different mechanisms, including the establishment of relations with commercial enterprises as guided by the policies of the federal government, which were developed on the basis of recommendations by the OECD. In order to contribute to the theme of university/enterprise relations developing in Mexico, we conducted a case study on the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the largest university and which is the most advanced institution in the development of scientific knowledge in Mexico. Using a methodological approach of qualitative exploration, our case study collected data from documentary and perceptual sources to describe the characteristics of the university/enterprise relationships at the institution. From an organizational point of view, we established the framework of our research on the theory of contingency, and for the analysis of knowledge production we have taken the basis of models of the triple helix and Mode 2. The documents on various important aspects on the framework of the university/enterprise rapport in Mexico and in UNAM have been consulted and 51 semi-structured interviews conducted with persons having institutional experience of work with companies. The target population of the research was composed of two groups: 1) full-time professors (faculty and researchers) working in the fields of biomedicine, biotechnology, chemistry, and engineering, and 2) persons having a management role in the relations between firms and the institution. The institutional policy of UNAM on the university/enterprise relationship and the structure supporting their creation and formalization has varied according to the changing criteria of successive university administrations. There are all kinds of enterprises, both public and private, collaborating with researchers at UNAM, however governmental and quasi-governmental enterprises are predominant. Related to the lack of scientific and technological infrastructure of most enterprises in Mexico, the major requests addressed to UNAM are for technical or professional services to help firms to solve specific problems. Nevertheless, particularly in the field of biotechnology, we identified some cases of closer collaboration pointing to non-linear innovation, as proposed by the Mode 2 and the Triple helix. The interviewed perceived more advantages than disadvantages from these relationships. Among the main benefits the researchers cited the acquisition of additional resources for research, including funds for student scholarships and some equipment, but several of them have remarked the importance of the knowledge coming from this contacts and the sense of reality they can convey in the training of students. On the basis of the answers collected, the government programs drawn up for science, technology and innovation did not seem to succeed in strengthening the relations between the knowledge generating institutions and the productivity sector of Mexico.

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Vorontsova, Nataliia. "University Industrtry Government Cooperation within na agricultural context: the case of Penela Business Incubator." Master's thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/29428.

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This case study explores the relationship of university-industry-government cooperation, with specific reference to the incubator of Penela, Portugal. This example is considered in the context of the knowledge-based economy. The main goal is to implement acquired knowledge, complement several existing studies, try to show how the triple helix model explains the role of the Incubator as a mechanism for technology transfer and how it contributes to the dynamics of innovation and entrepreneurship in the region. It describes the ties relating to formal R&D links, human resources, and informal cooperation for the sample of 13 firms based on the Penela incubator and universities. The relationship between the local authorities of the municipality of Penela and the incubator HIESE is also presented. In summarize, the impact of the above relations on the development of the agricultural and biotechnological industry of Penela is considered. The results confirm that the dynamics of relations between the scientific community (the University of Coimbra, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra and the Pedro Nunes Institute), industry and local government (Penela Municipality) led to the emergence of the HIESE incubator, which operates as the mechanism of technology and knowledge transfer and stimulates establishing of cooperational links between university and industry, which are mostly informal. At the same time, communication between tenants is not very common. The perception by tenants of the incubator is still more like a prestigious real estate case, rather than an opportunity to develop R&D networks with the university. Besides it, the participation of universities in incubation activities does not necessarily make transfer of results of academic research through spin-offs.

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Leydesdorff, Loet. "Knowledge-Based Innovation Systems and the Model of a Triple Helix of University-Industry-Government Relations." 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105101.

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The (neo-)evolutionary model of a Triple Helix of University-Industry-Government Relations focuses on the overlay of expectations, communications, and interactions that potentially feed back on the institutional arrangements among the carrying agencies. From this perspective, the evolutionary perspective in economics can be complemented with the reflexive turn from sociology. The combination provides a richer understanding of how knowledge-based systems of innovation are shaped and reconstructed. The communicative capacities of the carrying agents become crucial to the systemâ s further development, whereas the institutional arrangements (e.g., national systems) can be expected to remain under reconstruction. The tension of the differentiation no longer needs to be resolved, since the network configurations are reproduced by means of translations among historically changing codes. Some methodological and epistemological implications for studying innovation systems are explicated.

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Dittmar, Peter James. "Characterization of diploid watermelon pollenizers and utilization for optimal triploid watermelon production and effects of halosulfuron post and post-directed on watermelon." 2006. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-10252006-111836/unrestricted/etd.pdf.

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Bridger, Christopher J. "Movement and mitigation of domestic triploid steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) escaped from aquaculture grow-out cages /." 2002.

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Bareke, Misganu Legesse. "Managing university-industry linkage in government universities of Ethiopia : challenges and opportunities." Thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24829.

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This study set-out to examine how university-industry linkage (UIL) is managed in government universities of Ethiopia to contribute to the economic development of the country. Basic questions related to the level of management of UIL, areas of linkage, benefits obtained so far from this partnership, challenges to the proper management of UIL, and the existing opportunities for promoting UIL were raised. In addition to this, strategies for strengthening UIL were also dealt with. In relation to this, the study was framed with the system theory viewpoints and human capital theory viewing universities as a system linked to its external environment like industries. As a model, interactive/balanced type of Triple Helix model was used as it integrates the activities of the government, universities and the industries. Moreover, this study reviewed global perspectives on UIL and an overview of the study context with greater emphasis on higher education reforms and proclamations. Philosophically, this study followed pragmatism research paradigm using mixed research approach. It also employed concurrent/parallel/convergent design in which both quantitative and qualitative data were collected simultaneously, interpreted separately and combined at the time of discussion for better understanding of the problem. Equal importance for both data sets was given. Data were gathered from 99 college deans and department heads, 200 instructors and 316 prospective graduates. In addition to this, 23 interviewees from UILOs, industries, MoE, and MoST took part in this study. Moreover, two focus group discussions were also conducted with the university alumni and data were gathered through survey questionnaires, semi-structured interview, FGD question guides and document reviews. The study result indicated that both quantitative and qualitative data support one another. It was found out that UIL was at its infant stage of development in government universities of Ethiopia with limited areas, dominated by students’ internship. Ethiopian government universities have a link with the industries in areas of some limited joint research projects, consultancies and capacity building. Consequently, universities benefitted by attaching their students with the industries and students got practical exposure to the real world of work. Industries also benefitted from the training provided to them, consultancies and joint research projects. On the other hand, UIL in government universities of Ethiopia was challenged by institutional bottlenecks, policy-practice gaps, contextual variation and information gaps, finance and awareness related caveats, work overload, and facility related hurdles. Moreover, lack of trust and commitment between U & I, lack of commitment and support from the leadership of both universities and industries, and the reluctance of the local industries to work with the universities remained a big rift to UIL. This study also sheds light on the expansion of universities and industries in different parts of the country as the opportunities to be tapped to promote UIL. Further, the attention of the government by designing different policies, strategies, directives and conferences was taken as the opportunity. As a major contribution, this study came up with the model that was designed to improve the practice of management of UIL in government universities of Ethiopia. To overcome the above challenges and to make use of existing opportunities, it was recommended that improving leadership and management related challenges through joint planning, organising, staffing and decision-making. Moreover, it was highly laudable to make a paradigm shift in the roles of universities from teaching dominated to research and innovation universities. Finally, bridging policy-practice gaps, increase networking, arranging various sensitising and advertising programmes and creating a further avenue for more research were commented. Educational Leadership and Management D. Ed. (Education Management)

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Saiprasad, Nithya. "Optimum sizing and triple bottom line analysis of integrating hybrid renewable energy systems into the micro-grid." Thesis, 2019. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/40010/.

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There have been growing concerns over global warming, and this has increased the awareness towards the reduction of Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Many countries including Australia have signed the “Paris Agreement” to try and combat global climate change. This agreement aims to restrict global temperature rise under 2ºC above pre-industrial levels and further limit the temperature rise to 1.5ºC. In December 2018, the United Nations Climate Change conference was held in Katowice, Poland and a framework called the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) was agreed upon to help in implementing regulations of 2015 Paris Agreement. The agreement also ensures boosting support to developing countries to counter this threat. In order to help the developing and the most vulnerable countries achieve these rather ambitious goals, this new framework will focus on technology, financial flows and capacity improvement. The global reliance on fossil fuels, which contributes approximately 80% of primary energy, has resulted in the rise of global temperatures. Several countries have begun to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and thus GHG emissions, by shifting their focus towards Renewable Energy (RE). Thus, RE has become a “go to” energy source to solve the aforementioned global issues with a pronounced focus on the guiding energy policies Energy, economics and environment play a crucial role in ensuring the sustainability of a country. Adoption of RE would be the key to ensuring energy sustainability and also reducing the environmental impact, thus helping RE to reach the citizens. Having acknowledged these global challenges and thus relying on RE for the energy needs, sustainability can be achieved by modernising the present micro-grids by integrating RE into them. In order to integrate RE into the existing micro-grid, sizing of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) using RE sources are investigated to improve their energy production mechanism and enhance the overall efficiency. There are several approaches to size the RE sources into a micro-grid. Two approaches are followed for sizing HRES based on analysing the electricity consumption of the area of interest relying on: (i) Hybrid Optimisation of Multiple Energy Resources (HOMER) software and (ii) improved Hybrid Optimisation using Genetic Algorithm (iHOGA) software. This study highlights the issues related to the optimal sizing of the DERs by investigating their use of the novel application in micro-grids, using both photovoltaic (PV), wind turbine (WT) as the RES for supplying power to the grid for residences and commercial building at Aralvaimozhi, India and Warrnambool, Australia. These two chosen locations are bestowed with good sunlight and wind. The average solar radiation in Warrnambool 4.16kWh/m2/day and annual average wind velocity 5.96m/s. The wind speed and the average solar radiation at Aralvaimozhi are 7.16m/s and 5.05kWh/m2/day respectively. Aralvaimozhi has been spotted as a potential wind farm location according to the Government of Tamil Nadu. India being a developing country and Australia, a developed country, their respective energy policies are scrutinised to understand their energy policies status. Suggestions to improve RE adoption by understanding the energy policies laid by other RE developed counties like Germany, USA, etc. have been conducted. Triple Bottom Line (TBL) analysis is conducted to understand the feasibility of adopting RE into a micro-grid. It focuses on the Techno-economic, environmental and social perspectives to understand the feasibility of RE adoption from the perspective of a developed country (Australia) versus a developing country (India). In this respect, a prototype model of the micro-grid is studied and used at Victoria University, Footscray Campus for various scenarios.

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Ferreira, Rogério Luís. "A Hélice Tríplice aplicada ao Projeto Estratégico do Exército Brasileiro SISFRON: um modelo de critérios para a seleção da Universidade beneficiária da transferência de tecnologia via offsets." Master's thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/42908.

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Dissertação de mestrado em Negócios Internacionais A presente dissertação propõs um modelo de critérios para a seleção da universidade beneficiária da transferência de tecnologia, no contexto dos offsets do SISFRON (Sistema Integrado de Monitoramento de Fronteiras), um importante Projeto Estratégico do Exército. O modelo proposto foi desenvolvido num processo de três fases: 1ª) formulação conceitual do modelo de critérios; 2ª) validação do modelo de critérios; e 3ª) avaliação da utilidade do modelo de critérios. Na sua forma conceitual, o modelo incluiu uma estrutura com quatro pilares aos quais foram associados 30 critérios, sendo que cada critério teve três evidências integradas. Para o desenvolvimento do modelo na sua forma conceitual, foi realizada uma extensa pesquisa bibliográfica sobre a teoria da Hélice Tríplice e os principais indicadores relativos à transferência de tecnologia. Na 1ª fase de desenvolvimento do modelo, procuramos manter uma abordagem ampla para que a nossa perspectiva não fosse restrita em favor do SISFRON ou de qualquer outro Projeto. Na 2ª fase, foi utilizada a técnica Delphi para validar o modelo a partir do consenso alcançado num processo interativo. A amostra do Delphi abrangeu um painel de 20 especialistas pertencentes às três esferas institucionais: Governo, Universidade e Indústria. Na 3ª fase, avaliamos a utilidade do modelo de critérios no âmbito do Projeto Estratégico SISFRON. A avaliação foi realizada por meio de uma entrevista com o gerente do projeto. O método multicritérios AHP foi utilizado para sugerir a melhor universidade de acordo com as preferências deste gerente. Na proposta final, o modelo de critérios validado integrou três pilares que caracterizam a universidade empreendedora, nomeadamente, "Caráter Empreendedor", "Interação Institucional" e "Capacidade em Recursos Humanos". This dissertation proposes a model of criteria for the selection of the university beneficiary of technology transfer, in the context of the offsets of SISFRON (Integrated System of Borders Monitoring), an important Army Strategic Project. The proposed model was developed through a process with three stages: 1st) conceptual formulation of the criteria model; 2nd) validation of the criteria model; and 3rd) assessment of the usefulness of the criteria model. In its conceptual form, the model included a structure with four mainstays to which thirty criteria were associated, wherein each criterion had three integrated evidence. For the development of the model in its conceptual form, an extensive literature research concerning the Triple Helix theory and the main indicators concerning technology transfer was carried out. In the 1st stage of the model dvelopment, we sought to maintain a comprehensive approach so that our perspective was not restrict it in favour of the SISFRON or any other Project. In the 2nd stage, Delphi was used to validate the model through consensus attained in an interactive process. The Delphi sample encompassed a panel of 20 experts belonging to the three institutional spheres: Government, University and Industry. In the 3rd stage, we assessed the usefulness of the criteria model within the scope of the SISFRON Strategic Project. This assessment was performed through an interview with the manager of the project. The AHP multi-criteria method was used to sugest the best university according to the preferences of this manager. In its final version, the validated criteria model integrates three mainstays that characterise the Entrepreneurial University, namely, “Entrepreneurial Nature”, “Institutional Interaction” and “Capacity in Human Resources”.

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