Technology Transfer in a Global Economy (International Studies in Entrepreneurship Book 28)

Technology transfer—the process of sharing and disseminating knowledge, skills, scientific discoveries, production methods, and other innovations among universities, government agencies, private firms, and other institutions—is one of the major challenges of societies operating in the global economy. This volume offers state-of-the-art insights on the dynamics of technology transfer, emerging from the annual meeting of the Technology Transfer Society in 2011 in Augsburg, Germany. It showcases theoretical and empirical analyses from participants across the technology transfer spectrum, representing academic, educational, policymaking, and commercial perspectives. The volume features case studies of industries and institutions in Europe, the United States, and Australasia, explored through a variety of methodological approaches, and providing unique contributions to our understanding of how and why technology transfer is shaped and affected by different institutional settings, with implications for policy and business decision making. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction: Technology Transfer in the Global Economy....Pages 1-9 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Forget R&D – Pay My Coach: Young Innovative Companies and Their Relations with Universities....Pages 13-34 The Role of Research Orientation for Attracting Competitive Research Funding....Pages 35-49 The Cooperative Strategy of Technology Transfer Offices: A Longitudinal Study....Pages 51-72 Academic Entrepreneurship in a Resource-Constrained Environment: Diversification and Synergistic Effects....Pages 73-97 Introducing the University of Applied Science in the Technology Transfer Process....Pages 99-115 The Role of University of Central Florida in Regional Economic Development....Pages 117-120 Front Matter....Pages 121-121 Is It Worth All the Trouble? An Assessment of the Economic Value of Firm Patent Applications with Shared Intellectual Property Rights in the Biotechnology Industry....Pages 123-142 The Impact of Technological Acquisitions on Innovation Quality....Pages 143-160 External Technology Supply and Client-Side Innovation....Pages 161-184 The Enrollment in an R&D Subsidy Program for SMEs: Evidence from Southwest Germany....Pages 185-202 Front Matter....Pages 203-203 Productivity Gaps Among European Regions....Pages 205-232 The Effect of Regional Characteristics on the Relationship Between University Resources and Knowledge-Based Startup’s Performance....Pages 233-250 Front Matter....Pages 251-251 Learning from Failure: Case Insights into a UK-India Technology Transfer Project....Pages 253-275 The Emerging Properties of Business Models: A Systemic Approach....Pages 277-302 Technology Transfer in the Global Automotive Value Chain: Lessons from the Turkish Automotive Industry....Pages 303-334 Investigating the Lateral Migration of Technology in a Resource-Based Economy: Conceptual and Methodological Issues from a Study of the Australian Mining Sector....Pages 335-349 Front Matter....Pages 351-351 The Demand Readiness Level Scale as New Proposed Tool to Hybridise Market Pull with Technology Push Approaches in Technology Transfer Practices....Pages 353-366 Fraunhofer’s Discover Markets: Fostering Technology Transfer by Integrating the Layperson’s Perspective....Pages 367-374 Back Matter....Pages 375-397