Management Model for University-Industry Linkage Based on the Cybernetic Paradigm

Abstract

This paper presents a management model that describes the attributions of the different actors that work together in the realization of university-industry linkage projects, as well as the relations between these actors. The construction of the model was carried out based on the systemic and cybernetic approaches. The Management Model for University-Industry Linkages was used in the implementation of seven projects, which allowed the validation of its potential as a tool to monitor and regulate the process of project execution, guaranteeing the satisfactory fulfillment of the established objectives. One of the limitations of the model is that its functional structure responds to the management of the institution's linkage projects only for the knowledge field of engineering and that these projects are carried out through a system or organization linking the university with the industry, which can lead to duplication of activities or lack of coordination between the areas that carry out linking activities for the entire educational institution.