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Abstract. The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemdikbudristek) has introduced the Matching Fund (MF) program. MF is a concrete form of government support and intervention to create collaboration and strategic synergy between higher education institutions (universities) and industry. This study aims to investigate and analyze various forms of collaboration and interaction between universities and industry and their impact on innovation performance in the Matching Fund (MF) program. This study uses an interpretive qualitative methodology with eight (8) case studies of the MF program at the University of Surabaya, Indonesia, during the period 2021 to 2023. The results of the study show that the forms of interaction that occur are very diverse, ranging from informal to very formal interactions. This study also shows that the number and form of interactions are not influenced by the duration of the collaboration. The variety of forms of interaction is more determined by the quality of the company and university leaders, good relationships and mutual trust between the two parties, good relationships, coordination, and communication between the persons in charge (PICs) of the two parties. Furthermore, the results of the study show that the MF program provides direct innovation outcome (DIO) and indirect innovation outcome (IIO) results for companies. On the other hand, the MF university-industry collaboration program also provides positive results for the universities in terms of DIO and IIO, but not all university-industry collaboration projects provide maximum results for academic innovation (AI). The duration of cooperation, mutual trust, and good coordination and communication between the persons in charge (PICs) of the two parties all have a greater influence on AI.
Keywords: University, Industry, Collaboration, Matching Fund, and Innovation Performance
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Baleeiro Passos, J., Valle Enrique, D., Costa Dutra, C., & Schwengber ten Caten, C. (2023). University industry collaboration process: a systematic review of literature. International Journal of Innovation Science, 15(3), 479–506.
Barringer, B. R., & Harrison, J. S. (2000). Walking a tightrope: Creating value through interorganizational relationships. Journal of Management, 26(3), 367–403.
Canhoto, A. I., Quinton, S., Jackson, P., & Dibb, S. (2016). The co-production of value in digital, university–industry R&D collaborative projects. Industrial Marketing Management, 56, 86–96.
Clauss, T., Kesting, T., & Franco, M. (2024). Innovation generation through formalisation and fairness in university–Industry collaboration. Technovation, 134, 103049.
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Ćudić, B., Alešnik, P., & Hazemali, D. (2022). Factors impacting university–industry collaboration in European countries. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 11(1), 33.
Dubouloz, S., Bocquet, R., Equey Balzli, C., Gardet, E., & Gandia, R. (2021). SMEs’ open innovation: Applying a barrier approach. California Management Review, 64(1), 113–137.
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Franco, M., & Haase, H. (2015). University–industry cooperation: Researchers’ motivations and interaction channels. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 36, 41–51.
Freitas, I. M. B., Marques, R. A., & e Silva, E. M. de P. (2013). University–industry collaboration and innovation in emergent and mature industries in new industrialized countries. Research Policy, 42(2), 443–453.
Gilsing, V. A., Cloodt, M., & Bertrand–Cloodt, D. (2016). What makes you more central? Antecedents of changes in betweenness-centrality in technology-based alliance networks. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 111, 209–221.
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Huang, M.-H., & Chen, D.-Z. (2017). How can academic innovation performance in university–industry collaboration be improved? Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 123, 210–215.
Jones, J., & de Zubielqui, G. C. (2017). Doing well by doing good: A study of university-industry interactions, innovationess and firm performance in sustainability-oriented Australian SMEs. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 123, 262–270.
Kafouros, M., Wang, C., Piperopoulos, P., & Zhang, M. (2015). Academic collaborations and firm innovation performance in China: The role of region-specific institutions. Research Policy, 44(3), 803–817.
Kamal, M. A., Guha, S., Begum, N. N., & Taher, M. A. (2024). Drivers of strengthening university–industry collaboration: implications for favorable outcomes. Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 14(2), 237–254.
Kleiner-Schaefer, T., & Schaefer, K. J. (2022). Barriers to university–industry collaboration in an emerging market: Firm-level evidence from Turkey. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 47(3), 872–905.
Lianto, B. (2023). Identifying key assessment factors for a company’s innovation capability based on intellectual capital: an application of the Fuzzy Delphi Method. Sustainability, 15(7), 6001.
Lin, J.-Y. (2017). Balancing industry collaboration and academic innovation: The contingent role of collaboration-specific attributes. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 123, 216–228.
Maier, L., Schreier, M., Baccarella, C. V, & Voigt, K.-I. (2024). University Knowledge Inside: How and When University–Industry Collaborations Make New Products More Attractive to Consumers. Journal of Marketing, 88(2), 1–20.
O’Dwyer, M., Filieri, R., & O’Malley, L. (2023). Establishing successful university–industry collaborations: barriers and enablers deconstructed. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 48(3), 900–931.
Oliver, A. L., Montgomery, K., & Barda, S. (2020). The multi-level process of trust and learning in university–industry innovation collaborations. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 45, 758–779.
Philpott, K., Dooley, L., O’Reilly, C., & Lupton, G. (2011). The entrepreneurial university: Examining the underlying academic tensions. Technovation, 31(4), 161–170.
Pillay, H., Watters, J. J., Hoff, L., & Flynn, M. (2014). Dimensions of effectiveness and efficiency: a case study on industry–school partnerships. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 66(4), 537–553.
Rajalo, S., & Vadi, M. (2017). University-industry innovation collaboration: Reconceptualization. Technovation, 62, 42–54.
Rantala, T., & Ukko, J. (2018). Performance measurement in university–industry innovation networks: implementation practices and challenges of industrial organisations. Journal of Education and Work, 31(3), 247–261.
Rossoni, A. L., de Vasconcellos, E. P. G., & de Castilho Rossoni, R. L. (2024). Barriers and facilitators of university-industry collaboration for research, development and innovation: a systematic review. Management Review Quarterly, 74(3), 1841–1877.
Sjöö, K., & Hellström, T. (2019). University–industry collaboration: A literature review and synthesis. Industry and Higher Education, 33(4), 275–285.