special issue: Technology transfer in United States universities

Ann-Charlotte Fridh () and Bo Carlsson ()
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Ann-Charlotte Fridh: Department of Industrial Economics, Royal Institute of Technology, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden
Bo Carlsson: Department of Economics, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7206, USA

Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2002, vol. 12, issue 1, 199-232

Abstract: This paper examines the role of offices of technology transfer (OTT) in 12 U.S. universities in 1998 in commercializing research results in the form of patents, licenses, and start-ups of new companies. We study the organization and place of OTTs within the university structure, the process of technology transfer, and the staffing and funding of the office. Data were collected through a mail questionnaire followed up through telephone interviews. We also conducted a statistical analysis of data for 170 U.S. universities, hospitals, and research institutes for the period 1991-1996. Our findings suggest that technology transfer from universities to the commercial sector needs to be understood in its broader context. The primary purpose of a technology transfer program is for the university to assist its researchers in disseminating research results for the public good. Success in this endeavor is only partially reflected in income generated for the university or the number of business start-ups. The degree of success depends not only on the nature of the interface between the university and the business community but also on the receptivity in the surrounding community as well as the culture, organization, and incentives within the universities themselves.

Keywords: Technology; transfer; -; Commercialization; -; Licensing; -; Patenting; -; Start-ups (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002-03-20
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