Foundations and Trends® in Entrepreneurship
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
by Phillip H Phan (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA) & Donald S Siegel (University of California, Riverside, USA)
In recent years, there have been numerous studies of the effectiveness of university technology transfer. Such technology transfer mechanisms include licensing agreements between the university and private firms, science parks, incubators, and university-based startups. The Effectiveness of University Technology Transfer reviews this literature and presents recommendations on how to enhance effectiveness. Implementation of these recommendations will depend on the mechanisms that universities choose to stress, based on their technology transfer “strategy.” Institutions that emphasize the entrepreneurial dimension of technology transfer must address skill deficiencies in technology transfer offices, reward systems that are inconsistent with enhanced entrepreneurial activity and the lack of training for faculty members, post-docs, and graduate students in starting new ventures or interacting with entrepreneurs. Universities also have to confront a set of issues related to ethics and social responsibility as they more aggressively pursue technology commercialization. Finally, the authors suggest some theoretical frameworks for additional research.
Published by Now Publishers and marketed by World Scientific
Contents:
- Introduction
- The Institutional Context of University Technology
Transfer
- The Organizational Context of University Technology Transfer
- The Individual Context of University Technology Transfer
- Measuring the Effectiveness of University Technology Transfer (Licensing and the Creation of New Businesses)
- Lessons Learned: Theoretical Implications
- Lessons Learned: Policy and Practitioner
- Implications
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
Readership: Postgraduates and professionals.
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Pub. date: Jul 2006 |
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