TY - JOUR T1 - How Doctoral Students and Graduates Can Facilitate Boundary Spanning between Academia and Industry JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2018 A1 - Leena Kunttu A1 - Essi Huttu A1 - Yrjö Neuvo KW - academic engagement KW - doctoral education KW - industrial engagement KW - knowledge transfer KW - university–industry collaboration AB - The mobility of scientific competences from universities to industrial firms enables firms to absorb and utilize the knowledge developed in academia. However, too few young doctors are currently employed in industry, despite the fact that they could transfer and integrate valuable academic knowledge for industrial purposes and facilitate its utilization towards commercial ends. In this article, we investigate the role of doctoral students and graduates as academic boundary spanners by presenting three joint programs between universities and industrial players that facilitate and promote the industrial involvement of doctoral students and graduates. The cases highlight the meaning of university–industry collaboration in doctoral education and present practical examples of how industrial firms may facilitate the transfer of academic knowledge to industry through jointly organized doctoral education and postdoctoral mobility programs. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 8 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/1164 IS - 6 U1 - University of Vaasa Leena Kunttu received her PhD degree in Information Technology (Signal Processing) from the Tampere University of Technology, Finland, in 2006. Between 2007 and 2012, she served as Senior Manager in an area of innovation at the Nokia Corporation. During her career at Nokia, she led a number of collaborative projects between the company and external research institutes, such as universities. She also led and participated in joint educational activities between Nokia and universities. Since 2015, Dr. Kunttu has served as a researcher in an area of innovation at the University of Vaasa, while also carrying out PhD studies in industrial innovation. Her current research interests include university–industry collaboration, educational involvement, and the commercialization of university technologies. U2 - DIMECC Ltd Essi Huttu is Vice President, Co-Creation at DIMECC Ltd, a Finnish innovation company boosting digital transformation in Finnish industry by joining the forces of companies and universities. In the management team, she leads foresight activities and collaborative R&D program preparations between companies and universities. Huttu is also responsible for DIMECC co-creation activities designing and managing co-creation services, such as the PoDoCo (PostDocs in Companies) program, to bring postdocs and companies together. Previously, she worked in various development projects in the manufacturing industry. She has also worked as a Researcher in the Department of Industrial Management at Tampere University of Technology, Finland, conducting research in the field of service innovations, product-service solutions, servitization, and organizational transformation towards service business. Huttu holds a Master’s Degree in Technology (Industrial Management and Engineering) from Tampere University of Technology. U3 - Aalto University Yrjö Neuvo is Professor and Research Director at Aalto University, Finland, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Vaisala Corporation. He was Chief Technology Officer and a member of the Group Executive Board of Nokia from 1993–2005, during which time his responsibilities included managing mobile phones R&D. Before joining Nokia, his 19-year academic career included positions as Professor at Tampere University of Technology, as National Research Professor at the Academy of Finland, and as a visiting professor at University of California, in Santa Barbara, USA. He was Chairman of ARTEMIS JTI Governing Board from 2007–2008, Bureau Member of European Science and Technology Assembly (ESTA) 1994–1997, and General Chairman of the 1988 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems and of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2001). He was Member of Governing Board and its Executive Committee of European Institute of Innovation and Technology from 2008-2012. He is Life Fellow of IEEE, Member of Academia Europeae, the Swedish Academy of Technical Sciences, and two Finnish Academies. In addition to his PhD degree, which he received from Cornell University in 1974, he holds four honorary doctorates. Asteroid 1938 DN carries his name: Neuvo. ER -