Scientific Mobility, Training and Entrepreneurial Skills in Health Sciences: The Spanish Case

Pedro Aceituno-Aceituno, Joaquín Danvila-del-Valle, Abel González García and Carlos Bousoño-Calzón
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Pedro Aceituno-Aceituno: Department of Business Administration and Management and Economics, Madrid Open University (MOU), Collado Villalba, 28400 Madrid, Spain
Joaquín Danvila-del-Valle: Department of Business Administration and Management and Economics, Madrid Open University (MOU), Collado Villalba, 28400 Madrid, Spain
Abel González García: Department of Criminology, Madrid Open University (MOU), Collado Villalba, 28400 Madrid, Spain
Carlos Bousoño-Calzón: Department of Signal Theory and Communications, Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M), Leganés, 28911 Madrid, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-22

Abstract: The activity of scientists promotes medical research in health services. However, on many occasions, these professionals do not know how to transfer their research results to the market. Therefore, it is worth providing data on aspects such as training in entrepreneurship and scientific mobility to foster knowledge transfer. This paper discusses data on the Spanish case in Health Sciences to devise effective policies in these areas. To this end, following the methodology of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report and the existing scientific literature, 291 researchers involved in scientific mobility in Spain have been interviewed. Of these, 90 belonged to health areas: Spanish scientists abroad (37), Scientists returned to Spain (16), and Young researchers in Spain (37). The results show that the mobile scientists in this area have more entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial intentions, have acquired more entrepreneurial skills, and have received more training in these subjects. Furthermore, there are few permanent positions for all these groups whose mobility decisions fundamentally depend on job opportunities, so the health authorities can intensify these measures to promote knowledge transfer.

Keywords: Health Sciences; researchers; entrepreneurship; intrapreneurship; training; skills; transfer; mobility; entrepreneurial intentions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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