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Strategic spin-off: a new incentive contract for managing R&D researchers

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  • Michel Ferrary, 2008. "Strategic spin-off: a new incentive contract for managing R&D researchers," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 33(6), pages 600-618, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jtecht:v:33:y:2008:i:6:p:600-618
    DOI: 10.1007/s10961-007-9055-x
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    2. Maimunah Ismail & Efizah Sofiah Ramly, 2010. "Carreer Aspirations of R&D Professionals in Government Research Institutes and Multinational Corporations in Malaysia," Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, Faculty of Economics, Vilnius University, vol. 1(2).
    3. Gunter Festel, 2013. "Academic spin-offs, corporate spin-outs and company internal start-ups as technology transfer approach," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 38(4), pages 454-470, August.
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    6. Marco Corsino & Paola Giuri & Salvatore Torrisi, 2019. "Technology spin-offs: teamwork, autonomy, and the exploitation of business opportunities," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 44(5), pages 1603-1637, October.

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    Keywords

    Agency theory; Incitation; Innovation; R&D researcher; Spin-off; Transfer; Telecommunication; O32; O31; L28;
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    JEL classification:

    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives

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