A micro and meso analysis of the role of principal investigators in entrepreneurial university ecosystems

Jaime Roberto Pohlmann, Jose Luis Duarte Ribeiro, Carla Schwengber ten Caten and Sabrina da Rosa Pojo Santos

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2024, vol. 209, issue C

Abstract: This study investigates the Principal Investigator's (PI's) role in enhancing Technology Transfer (TT) culture within a University Ecosystem (UE). We propose an approach for diagnosing TT culture within a UE at the micro- and meso-levels. The approach employs a survey to assess the UE's maturity regarding the core competencies of a PI. The approach: (i) assesses UE's maturity and categorises its researchers regarding the PI's core competencies, (ii) assesses researchers' resources and capabilities, and (iii) assesses the UE's TT culture. We applied the proposed approach to a large Brazilian university for testing and validation. The findings offer a comprehensive overview of UE's TT culture and highlight the PI's pivotal role in establishing a robust UE. As a contribution, we offer a practical approach to diagnosing a university ecosystem's TT culture through micro and meso-level analysis, advancing research on PI's role in aligning a UE to the Entrepreneurial University (EU) concept.

Keywords: Technology transfer; University innovation; Innovation ecosystem; Principal investigator; University-business cooperation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O30 O32 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123797

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