Examining alliance management capabilities in university-industry collaboration

The Journal of Technology Transfer - Effective university-industry technology transfer requires universities to maintain and strengthen research and technology capabilities on the one hand, but...     

University–industry collaboration: using meta-rules to overcome barriers to knowledge transfer

University–industry knowledge transfer is an important source wealth of creation for all partners; however, the practical management of this activity within universities is often hampered by procedural rigidity either through the absence of decision-making protocols to reconcile conflicting priorities or through the inconsistent implementation of existing policies. This is problematic, since it can impede operational effectiveness, prevent inter-organisational knowledge-creation and hamper organisational learning. This paper addresses this issue by adopting a cross-discipline approach and presenting meta-rules as a solution to aid organisational decision making. It is proposed that meta-rules can help resolve tensions arising from conflicting priorities between academics, knowledge transfer offices and industry and help facilitate strategic alignment of processes and policies within and between organisations. This research contributes to the growing debate on the strategic challenges of managing knowledge transfer and presents meta-rules as a practical solution to facilitate strategic alignment of internal and external stakeholder tensions. Meta-rules has previously only been applied in a computer intelligence context however, this research proves the efficacy of meta rules in a university–industry knowledge transfer context. This research also has practical implications for knowledge transfer office managers who can use meta-rules to help overcome resource limitations, conflicting priorities and goals of diverse internal and external stakeholders.

     

Are women more likely to throw the rascals out? The mobilizing effect of social service spending on female voters

Public Choice - This study focuses on gender differences in voter reactions to a corruption scandal in one’s preferred party. We analyze, in a framework of ‘exit, voice and...     

我国少年司法制度建设的重大突破

1月23日,最高人民法院在总结司法界审理未成年人刑事案件的成功经验和做法,吸收法学理论界有关未成年人刑事案件审理的丰硕研究成果的基础上,出台了“关于审理未成年人刑事案件具体应用法律若干问题的解释”,对未成年人刑事案件审理中经常遇到的一些疑难问题予以了规范。该司法解释重申了在司法审判中对于审理未成年人刑事案件应当贯彻“教育、感化、挽救”的方针和“教育为主,惩罚为辅”的原则,明确了对于未成年人行为的定罪和犯罪后从轻处理的细化标准,作出了对于未成年人犯罪适用刑罚种类的特别规定。新的司法解释的问世,能够使案件的审…     

学生安全的学校责任和制度保障

学校的安全关系到学生的生命和财产安全、家庭的幸福乃至社会的稳定,因此始终是备受人们关注的大事。但一段时期以来,学校和学校周边环境安全以及学校组织的校内外活动安全暴露出来的问题非常尖锐和突出,学生重大伤亡事件频频发生,为此,不少学校注意抓了学校安全防范问题,但着眼点常常放在学生身上,总认为学生发生伤亡     

Remediation or Problem Translocation: An Ethical Discussion as to the Sustainability of the Remediation Market and Carbon Calculating

Remedial technologies consume energy, produce atmospheric, solid- and liquid-based waste streams and do not always destroy or remove contaminants from the environment. The following discussion reviews those factors associated with the environmental impacts of conducting land quality remediation works with particular focus upon the carbon calculating of different remediation technologies. This work seeks to challenge the conventional paradigm of paying hearsay to the term “sustainability” and challenges the selection of remediation technologies at specific sites in favor of sustainability versus time for non time critical problem holders. By promoting often simple changes to the ways in which we deliver remediation, then added value to society may be delivered while also driving changes in the behavior of market sector thinking.     

Assessing police work experiences: Development of the police daily hassles and uplifts scales

The development of two self-report scales that measure police daily hassles and uplifts is reported These scales reflect the positive and negative work experiences common to police officers. Self-report questionnaire data were provided by 330 police officers drawn from a systematic sample of all ranks and work sections within an Australian police department. Results showed that 19 dimensions of police hassles and 12 dimensions of police uplifts could be grouped into two broad domains of organizational and operational experiences. Correlations with job satisfaction and perceived quality of life (PQOL) indicators supported the construct validity of the scales and suggested that organizational hassles and uplifts were more important than operational experiences in determining a police officer's PQOL. When compared to population norms, police officers reported more favorable levels of PQOL. These results raise questions about the assertion that policing is highly stresful, and they demonstrate the need for a more systemic view of police work that takes into account experiences that are beneficial as well as experiences that are harmful to an officer's well-being.