FOSTERING ACADEMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF INVENTION COMMERCIALIZATION IN VIETNAM

Thang V. Nguyen (), Lan T. Nguyen and Hieu H. Nguyen
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Thang V. Nguyen: National Economics University, 207 Giai Phong Road, Hanoi, Vietnam
Lan T. Nguyen: Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and National Economics University, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hieu H. Nguyen: National Economics University, 207 Giai Phong Road, Hanoi, Vietnam

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2018, vol. 23, issue 04, 1-23

Abstract: Previous studies have been silent on how institutional factors influence scientists’ entrepreneurial cognitions and behavior. Transition economies offer a unique opportunity for addressing this issue since different generations of scientists experienced vastly different ideology and management systems. Built on the entrepreneurial cognitions and contextualization views and interview data from scientists in Vietnam, this study found that scientists internalized institutional factors to form their motivations, partnership approaches, and behavioral competencies, which in turn influence their chosen modes of entrepreneurship. This suggests that new institutions which address younger generations and focus on developing entrepreneurial qualities are pertinent to promote commercialization in transition economies.

Keywords: Academic entrepreneurship; commercialization; transition economies; Vietnam; technology transfer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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