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Knowledge Transfer: Industry, Academia, and the Global Gift Market
Author(s) -
Schaber Friedemann,
Thomas Vicki
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
design management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1948-7177
pISSN - 1942-5074
DOI - 10.1111/j.1948-7177.2008.tb00015.x
Subject(s) - citation , knowledge transfer , market share , library science , sociology , management , computer science , business , marketing , economics
“Knowledge is defined as the meaningful links people make in their minds between information and its application in action in a specific setting. Linking knowledge to action is a useful way to differentiate it from information” (Dixon, 2000: p.13). One sector in which the transmission of knowledge is at the core of its business is higher education. Universities in the United Kingdom offer a range of design and business support services, supplementing the traditional domain of teaching and research. Higher education in the UK trains new blood for industry, a large proportion of which find designrelated work both in the UK and abroad. There is a commitment to share research expertise with the business community, and most British universities provide bespoke solutions to industry. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) is a governmentsponsored program that helps businesses to improve competitiveness and productivity through the better use of the knowledge, technology, and skills that reside within the UK knowledge base. KTP was formerly known as the Teaching Company Scheme (Ktponline, 2007) and has been developing since being set up in 1975, when the scheme focused on engineering projects. From this, the UK government’s scheme has embraced the knowledge transfer approach, focused it on the university research sector, and widened its remit to cover most of UK business.