University technology transfer: A conceptual model of impacting factors and phased process

PICMET: Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 2798-2811

  Kim, Jisun ^a   Daim, Tugrul U ^a   Anderson, Timothy R ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY; IMPACTING FACTOR; TRANSFER MECHANISMS; UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 70450218673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2009.5261803     Document Type: Conference Paper

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