University and Innovation: from the management to the action in the Costa Rica Institute of Technology

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Rytha Picado Arroyo
Juan Carlos Carvajal Morales
Marta Sáenz Muñoz
María del Carmen Valverde Solano

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This article presents a proposed model for managing innovation in the university environment. The subject is approached from the general to the specific. First, it presents a benchmarking analysis in order to identify best practices in the field; then, an internal review of the university related to the innovation process. Finally, a model was designed and validated through focus groups to obtain the final model proposed.
The model design was based in two perspectives: the macro perspective and micro perspective. The macro perspective is based on the industry-stateuniversity linkages present in the Triple Helix Model of Etzkowitz and Leydesdorff, which suggests that innovation and technological development benefits from the interrelationships of these entities. The micro perspective presents a more detailed approach to the interrelationships that arises in the macro model, but specifically for the Tecnológico de Costa Rica.


 

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Picado Arroyo, R., Carvajal Morales, J. C., Sáenz Muñoz, M., & Valverde Solano, M. del C. (2015). University and Innovation: from the management to the action in the Costa Rica Institute of Technology. Tec Empresarial, 9(2), Pág. 19–30. https://doi.org/10.18845/te.v9i2.2359
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