A Typification of the Accumulation of Validation Study with Quantitative Analyses concerning Universities-Industries Collaborations in Japan

Abstract

The promotion of effective and efficient Universities- Industries Collaborations is wanted recently. In response to these voices, many performance measurements and validation studies with quantitative analyses concerning Universities-Industries Collaborations are tried in Japan.
This study reviewed previous studies with quantitative analyses concerning Universities-Industries Collaborations in Japan, and tried to clear time-series variation of studies, typification with each study's background and effect factors. From this study we could confirm following three factors. 1) Japanese Universities- Industries Collaborations have unique historical background and various collaboration styles deferent from Europe and United States of America. 2) Collaborations with small and medium size companies in Japan are increasing in another sense of Silicon Valley. 3) Japanese Universities- Industries Collaborations are the systems much influenced by regional factors.