Purpose – This paper aims to stimulate debate among academic and policymaking communities as to understanding the importance of social processes and open innovation contexts within existing models of knowledge transfer and exchange (KTE) between higher education institutions (HEIs) and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illuminate motivations and “pull” factors of academics engaging in knowledge transfer (KT). Design/methodology/approach – In total, 15 in‐depth interviews were conducted with experienced, KT active (KTAs) academics to reveal their motivations...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to tell the story of the evolution of knowledge exchange (KE) activity within a department in a university in the north west of England and to understand this activity through the lens of actor‐network theory. Design/methodology/approach – Applying...