TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between university–industry collaboration (U-I-C) in research and development (R&D) and quality management and explore how the relationship is mediated by innovation.Design/methodology/approach Based on panel data consisting of 109 countries spanning over a five year period (2013-2017) this study investigates, through structural equation modelling, how this relationship is mediated by innovation.Findings The main finding is that there are positive significant direct effects between U-I-C and innovation and between innovation and international organization for standardization (ISO) 9001. Furthermore, the strength and significance of these relations are highly affected by the classification of income in these countries, which ranges from high and upper-middle to lower-middle categories. This paper concludes that countries in the high-income category have higher achievement in U-I-C in R&D, innovation and ISO 9001 when compared to the upper and lower-middle-income categories.Originality/value This paper demonstrates in the empirical study the value of collaboration in R&D between government, industry and academia, as it can encourage scientific research and contribute to quality management and innovation. This research is one of the very few studies to assess the country’s income classification effect on U-I-C in R&D, innovation and ISO 9001. It is recommended that more research is conducted on how countries not ranked in the high-income category could benefit from U-I-C in R&D to enhance innovation and quality management.
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
SN  - 1757-2223
DO  - 10.1108/IJIS-10-2019-0095
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIS-10-2019-0095
AU  - Aldabbas Hazem
AU  - Pinnington Ashly
AU  - Lahrech Abdelmounaim
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - The role of innovation in the relationship between university–industry collaboration in R&D and ISO 9001
T2  - International Journal of Innovation Science
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 365
EP  - 383
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -