Learning in university technology transfer offices: Transactions-focused and relations-focused approaches to commercialization of academic research

Technovation

Volumn 41, Issue , 2015, Pages 62-74

  Weckowska, Dagmara M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community of practice; Intellectual property; Practice change; Research commercialization; Situated learning; University technology transfer

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY;

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE; PRACTICE CHANGE; RESEARCH COMMERCIALIZATIONS; SITUATED LEARNING; UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 84928924380     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2014.11.003     Document Type: Article

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