Time of adoption and intensity of technology transfer: an institutional analysis of offices of technology transfer in the United States

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 120-138

  Castillo, Federico ^a   Gilless, J Keith ^a   Heiman, Amir ^b   Zilberman, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Heterogeneity; Institutional innovation; Mimetic isomorphism

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; EDUCATION; INNOVATION; PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ADOPTION; HETEROGENEITY; INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS; MIMETIC ISOMORPHISM; NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 84960076986     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-016-9468-5     Document Type: Article

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