... to explore the moderating impact of the demographic factor on the university–industry knowledge exchange. Overall involvement of academic staff in joint research, contract research, human resource mobility and the training with industry were was low in Sri Lanka. However, all four independent...

.... Research limitations/implications – The authors focused exclusively on trust propensity as a moderator. Future research could analyze the role of other enduring individual differences in the relationship between KCC and knowledge sharing. Practical implications – A KCC may be inefficient...