Academic research commercialization and knowledge production and diffusion: the moderating effects of entrepreneurial commitment

Phil Yihsing Yang () and Yuan-Chieh Chang ()
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Phil Yihsing Yang: National Taichung University
Yuan-Chieh Chang: National Tsing Hua University

Scientometrics, 2010, vol. 83, issue 2, No 6, 403-421

Abstract: Abstract This paper empirically examines the relationship between research commercialization, entrepreneurial commitment, and knowledge production and diffusion in academia. Through a dataset of 229 academic patent inventors, this paper reveals that the effects of research commercialization on publication quantity, application-oriented research, and disclosure delay are moderated by the entrepreneurial commitment of faculty members. This paper concludes that encouraging entrepreneurial commitment of faculty members may possibly drive academics away from their traditional approaches in producing and diffusing knowledge.

Keywords: Research commercialization; Patenting and licensing; Academic routine; Entrepreneurial commitment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-009-0075-1

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