The university-spin off company is a specific but rather effective tool for the direct transfer of knowledge and new technology from academia into business. However, this seems to be still a not very common phenomenon in many European countries. The paper aims to compare the characteristics of...

Purpose – This paper aims to address the mechanisms of, and barriers to, knowledge transfer between Australia and China in the tertiary sector. Design/methodology/approach – Individual focused interviews are conducted with one Chinese and ten Australian senior academics engaged in...