THE DETERMINANTS OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION EFFECTIVENESS BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA: THE CASE OF THE HARD DISK DRIVE INDUSTRY IN THAILAND
Keywords:
Research Collaboration, Industry and Academia CollaborationAbstract
Even though the issue of Inter-organization collaboration has been explored and revealed in various forms, these studies have not covered the different contexts and forms of collaboration specific to operational research collaboration between industry and academia in Thailand. Therefore, it is needed to consider these phenomena in the context of Thailand. The objectives this dissertation intends to explore the key determinants of effective operational research collaboration between industry and academia: The case of the Hard Disk Drive industry in Thailand. A qualitative approach was adopted by the researcher. The sources of data in this study are related documents and in-depth interviews from key informants that have direct
experience with operational research collaboration between industry and academia within the case of the Hard Disk Drive industry in Thailand demonstrated at Western Digital (Thailand), BangPa-In factory. The findings of the dissertation suggest that the key determinants affecting the operational research collaboration effectiveness between the HDD Industry and academia are as follows: 1) clear scope, goals and objectives, 2) strong commitment of leadership, 3) trust among stakeholders, 4) communication, 5) win-win situation (mutual benefits), 6) characteristic of key stakeholders, and 7) resources. Understanding the key determinants will further explain the inter-organizational relations theory within different contexts, and contribute to the practical perspectives, for enhancing the collaboration effectiveness between industry and academia, that it’s a major trend in the context of Thailand.
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