Governance typology of universities' technology transfer processes

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 435-453

  Schoen, Anja ^a   van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Bruno ^b   Henkel, Joachim ^a,c  

^a TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b SOLVAY BRUSSELS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic patents; Governance; Organizational structure; Technology transfer offices

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ACADEMIC PATENTS; CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING; GOVERNANCE; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL DIMENSIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICES;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 84900327019     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-012-9289-0     Document Type: Article

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