In-between identity work: Transcending boundaries in university-industry collaboration

IF 11.1 1区 管理学 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL Technovation Pub Date : 2024-10-31 DOI:10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103128
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Scholarly literature has scarcely addressed the intricacies surrounding individual work identity and its ramifications within the context of university-industry collaboration (UIC). In an endeavour to address this lacuna and enhance our comprehension, this study explicates how individuals engaging in UIC experience identity struggles and perform identity work by constructing and reconstructing their self-conception and the notion of what they can do. A single case study, of a research centre situated in Northern Europe with prolonged collaborative effort, was used as the methodological approach. The findings proffer insights into micro-foundations of UIC by outlining various ways individuals conduct identity work to navigate and bridge cognitive and behavioural boundaries. This knowledge disputes the prevailing view that UIC related identity tensions and struggles should be resolved at the organizational level. Instead, identity work is shown to be crucial in harnessing these struggles to support the knowledge exchange and creation, necessary for innovation. An emergent model of in-between identity work is generated demonstrating how individuals perform identity work at the intersection of organizational boundaries allowing them to embody both collective and individual identities, fostering belonging while preserving the cognitive and institutional variety.
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夹缝中的身份工作:在产学合作中超越界限
学术文献很少涉及个人工作身份的复杂性及其在产学合作(UIC)背景下的影响。为了弥补这一空白并提高我们的理解能力,本研究阐述了参与产学合作的个人是如何通过构建和重构自我概念以及他们所能做的事情的概念来经历身份认同的斗争并开展身份认同工作的。本研究采用了单一案例研究的方法,研究对象是位于北欧的一个长期合作的研究中心。研究结果概述了个人开展身份认同工作的各种方式,以驾驭和弥合认知与行为界限,从而对统一信息和通信技术的微观基础提出了见解。这些知识对与 UIC 相关的身份紧张和斗争应在组织层面解决的普遍观点提出了质疑。相反,身份认同工作在利用这些斗争支持知识交流和创造方面至关重要,而知识交流和创造是创新所必需的。一种新出现的介于两者之间的身份认同工作模式显示了个人如何在组织边界的交叉点开展身份认同工作,使他们能够体现集体和个人身份,在保持认知和制度多样性的同时促进归属感。
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Technovation
Technovation 管理科学-工程:工业
CiteScore
15.10
自引率
11.20%
发文量
208
审稿时长
91 days
期刊介绍: The interdisciplinary journal Technovation covers various aspects of technological innovation, exploring processes, products, and social impacts. It examines innovation in both process and product realms, including social innovations like regulatory frameworks and non-economic benefits. Topics range from emerging trends and capital for development to managing technology-intensive ventures and innovation in organizations of different sizes. It also discusses organizational structures, investment strategies for science and technology enterprises, and the roles of technological innovators. Additionally, it addresses technology transfer between developing countries and innovation across enterprise, political, and economic systems.
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