Relationship dynamics between university research centers and industrial firms: Their impact on technology transfer activities

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2001

Abstract

In this study we focus on relationship-oriented factors such as trust, geographic proximity, communication, and university policies for intellectual property rights (IPR), patents and licenses and examine how these factors influence the technology transfer process between university research centers and their industrial partners. Data for this study were collected from 189 industrial firms working with 21 research centers affiliated with prominent research-oriented universities in the US. Our results showed that trust, geographic proximity, and flexible university policies for IPR, patents, and licenses were strongly associated with greater technology transfer activities. The implications for both researchers and practitioners are discussed. © 2007 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Identifier

0012996847 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Journal of Technology Transfer

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1007804816426

e-ISSN

15737047

ISSN

08929912

First Page

163

Last Page

171

Issue

1-2

Volume

26

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