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Identifying Critical Factors in Managing University Technology Transfer and Commercialization Units

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  • Pere CONDOM

    (Science and Technology Park, Universitat de Girona, Spain)

  • Josep LLACH

    (Department of Business Administration and Product Design, Universitat de Girona ,Spain)

  • Andrea BIKFALVI

    (Department of Business Administration and Product Design, Universitat de Girona ,Spain)

Abstract

Given the increasing interest worldwide in the growth of new technology-based companies, the aim of the present paper is to contribute to the future design of patent commercialization and spin-off creation units on behalf of university authorities and national or regional innovation agencies. Our analysis was based on 52 public technology transfer units. Six unit typologies were identified in the analysis. From the results, the proposed recommendations are focused on some critical factors such as a university’s research mass, specialized personnel of the technology transfer units, their profile, expertise and cost, as well as ideas collected from some experts in the field.

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  • Pere CONDOM & Josep LLACH & Andrea BIKFALVI, 2011. "Identifying Critical Factors in Managing University Technology Transfer and Commercialization Units," REVISTA DE MANAGEMENT COMPARAT INTERNATIONAL/REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 12(3), pages 602-618, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:rmcimn:v:12:y:2011:i:3:p:602-618
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    Keywords

    university; Science Park; technology transfer; commercialization; spin-off.;
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    JEL classification:

    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • M20 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - General

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