Helix models are frameworks in which different actors collaborate to drive innovation and knowledge transfer, aiming to promote development. Although theories have explored the concept of multiple helices, known as N-Tuple helices, the most commonly applied models are the triple helix, quadruple helix, and quintuple helix. The triple helix focuses on the interaction between government, universities, and businesses. In the quadruple helix model, society is included as a fourth actor. Meanwhile, the quintuple helix incorporates additional factors that can vary by author, such as natural, economic, or cultural resources, among others. Similarly, in N-Tuple helices, other actors are added, which may also differ depending on the author’s perspective. For these reasons, it can be argued that the foundational helix models are the triple and quadruple helix. The purpose of this research...

Helix models are frameworks in which different actors collaborate to drive innovation and knowledge transfer, aiming to promote development. Although theories have explored the concept of multiple helices, known as N-Tuple helices, the most commonly applied models are the triple helix, quadruple helix, and quintuple helix. The triple helix focuses on the interaction between government, universities, and businesses. In the quadruple helix model, society is included as a fourth actor. Meanwhile, the quintuple helix incorporates additional factors that can vary by author, such as natural, economic, or cultural resources, among others. Similarly, in N-Tuple helices, other actors are added, which may also differ depending on the author’s perspective. For these reasons, it can be argued that the foundational helix models are the triple and quadruple helix. The purpose of this research is to ...

Los modelos de hélice son aquellos en los cuales los actores interactúan en conjunto en busca de generar innovación y transferencia de conocimiento para fomentar el desarrollo. Existen teóricos que hablan de N-Tuple número de hélices, no obstante, los más utilizados son la triple hélice, la cuádruple hélice y la penta hélice. La triple hélice representa la interacción del gobierno, las universidades y las empresas, en la cuádruple hélice se adhiere la sociedad, y finalmente la quíntuple hélice contempla factores que pueden variar de acuerdo al autor, algunos contemplan recursos naturales, recursos económicos, recursos culturales, entre otros; en el mismo sentido sucede con las N-Tuple hélices, en las cuáles se adhieren otros actores que pueden variar de acuerdo con cada autor; es por ello, que se puede considerar que la base fundamental de los modelos hélice son la t...

  Helix models are frameworks in which different actors collaborate to drive innovation and knowledge transfer, aiming to promote development. Although theories have explored the concept of multiple helices, known as N-Tuple helices, the most commonly applied models are the triple helix, quadruple helix, and quintuple helix. The triple helix focuses on the interaction between government, universities, and businesses. In the quadruple helix model, society is included as a fourth actor. Meanwhile, the quintuple helix incorporates additional factors that can vary by author, such as natural, economic, or cultural resources, among others. Similarly, in N-Tuple helices, other actors are added, which may also differ depending on the author’s perspective. For these reasons, it can be argued that the foundational helix models are the triple and quadruple helix. The purpose of this research...

This paper analyzes the process of university-industry technology transfer (UITT) and innovation activity among universities in Mexico. The objective of this paper is twofold. First, it presents the main results from the University-Industry Technology Transfer Activity survey in Mexico (UITTAM) (UITTAM, 2018). Second, it investigates the process of UITT activity in Mexico, applying the Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) methods developed by C.C. Ragin (1987, 2000, 2006, 2008). In so doing, the QCA model computed in this research makes use of data released from the UITTAM.