Qualitative sub study of the DEKiF Project

The project Determinants and Effects of Collaboration in homogeneous and heterogeneous Research Clusters (DEKiF) focuses on the potential of university and entrepreneurial collaboration in the form of linked resources, personalities, competencies, and exchanged experiences as well as perspectives. Apart from these positive effects, the mixed methods study further highlights the increasing challenges that collaborating companies and universities have to face.
The explorative case study of homogenous and heterogenous research cooperation investigated if the theoretical and previously elicted problems, solutions, and conditions are differentiated sufficiently or if other parameters have to be considered (case study 1).
The advanced case study of heterogenous research clusters investigated cooperation between universities and companies in expert interviews as well as in focus group discussions (case study 2). Research clusters with large-scale companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) were included. Apart from that, different sizes or degrees of network complexity were considered in choosing research clusters. The aim was to examine the specific structure of the cooperation problems in applied research clusters and the experience with solutions, especially in regard to the different phases of cooperation, more precisely. Additionally, the different expectations of the interviewees regarding the performance was examined, for example with regard to publications, patents, and the qualification of the scientific offspring.

项目《同质与异质研究集群中的协作决定因素与影响》（DEKiF）致力于探讨以链接资源、个性、能力以及交换经验等形态存在的大学与企业协作的潜力，以及相关视角。除却这些积极影响外，该混合方法研究进一步凸显了协作的公司与大学必须面对的日益增加的挑战。对同质与异质研究合作的探索性案例研究调查了理论及先前已提出的难题、解决方案及条件是否得到充分区分，抑或是否需要考虑其他参数（案例研究1）。异质研究集群的高级案例研究则通过专家访谈及焦点小组讨论，探究了大学与公司在异质研究集群中的合作关系（案例研究2）。研究集群包括大型公司及中小企业（SME），在选择研究集群时还考虑了不同规模或网络复杂度的程度。研究旨在深入探讨应用研究集群中合作问题的特定结构及解决方案的经验，尤其是合作的不同阶段，更为精确地考察。此外，还研究了受访者对绩效的不同期望，例如在出版物、专利及科学后代培养资质方面。