Entrepreneurship from the Ivory Tower: Do incentive systems matter?

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 353-364

  Markman, Gideon D ^a   Gianiodis, Peter T ^a   Phan, Phillip H ^b   Balkin, David B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; INCENTIVE SYSTEMS; QUALITATIVE DATA; QUANTITATIVE DATA; UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICES;

PERSONNEL;

EID: 8144228983     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:jott.0000034127.01889.86     Document Type: Article

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