If star scientists do not patent: The effect of productivity, basicness and impact on the decision to patent in the academic world

Research Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-319

  Calderini, Mario ^a   Franzoni, Chiara ^a   Vezzulli, Andrea ^b,c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic patenting; Research funding; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ACADEMIC PATENTING; ACADEMIC RESEARCH; EVENT HISTORY ANALYSIS; RESEARCH FUNDING;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

EID: 33947202643     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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