Assessing the impact of organizational practices on the relative productivity of university technology transfer offices: an exploratory study.
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Albert N. Link, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: We present quantitative and qualitative evidence on the relative productivity of university technology transfer offices (TTOs). Our empirical results suggest that TTO activity is characterized by constant returns to scale and that environmental and institutional factors explain some of the variation in performance. Productivity may also depend on organizational practices. Unfortunately, there are no quantitative measures available on such practices, so we rely on inductive, qualitative methods to identify them. Based on 55 interviews of 98 entrepreneurs, scientists, and administrators at five research universities, we conclude that the most critical organizational factors are faculty reward systems, TTO staffing/compensation practices, and cultural barriers between universities and firms.
Assessing the impact of organizational practices on the relative productivity of university technology transfer offices: an exploratory study.
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- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2003
- Keywords
- technology transfer offices, university/industry technology transfer, stochastic frontier estimation, research policy