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Commercializing Knowledge : University Science, Knowledge Capture, and Firm Performance in Biotechnology

Zucker, Lynne G.; Darby, Michael R.; Armstrong, Jeff S. - 2021

Commercializing knowledge involves transfer from discovering scientists to those who will develop it commercially. New codes and formulae describing discoveries develop slowly - with little incentive if value is low and many competing opportunities if high. Hence new knowledge remains naturally...

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Inventor Moral Hazard in University Licensing : The Role of Contracts

Dechenaux, Emmanuel - 2015

We examine commonly observed forms of payment, such as milestones, royalties, or consulting contracts as ways of engaging inventors in the development of licensed inventions. Our theoretical model shows that when milestones are feasible, royalties are not optimal unless the licensing firm is...

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Are Elite Universities Losing Their Competitive Edge?

Kim, E. Han - 2006

We study the location-specific component in research productivity of economics and finance faculty who have ever been affiliated with the top 25 universities in the last three decades. We find that there was a positive effect of being affiliated with an elite university in the 1970s; this effect...

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The Role of Search in University Productivity : Inside, Outside, and Interdisciplinary Dimensions

Adams, James D. - 2015

Due to improving information technology, the growing complexity of research problems, and policies designed to foster interdisciplinary research, the practice of science in the United States has undergone significant structural change. Using a sample of 110 top U.S. universities observed during...

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Standing on Academic Shoulders : Measuring Scientific Influence in Universities

Adams, James D.; Clemmons, Roger; Stephan, Paula E. - 2021

This article measures scientific influence by means of citations to academic papers. The data source is the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI); the scientific institutions included are the top 110 U.S. research universities; the 12 main fields that classify the data cover nearly all of...

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Academic Engagement, Commercialization, and Scholarship : Empirical Evidence from Agricultural and Life Scientists at U.S. Land-Grant Universities

Barham, Bradford L.; Foltz, Jeremy D.; Melo, Ana Paula - 2021

This article examines the involvement of agricultural and life science faculty at U.S. land grant universities in two types of university-industry relations: academic engagement (sponsored research, industry collaborations, and presentations), academic commercialization (patenting, licensing,...

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The Americanization of European Higher Education and Research

Borghans, Lex - 2010

Over the past two decades there has been a substantial increase in the mobility of students in Europe, while also research has become much more internationally oriented. In this paper we document changes in the structure of research and higher education in Europe and investigate potential...

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University Entrepreneurship and Professor Privilege

Färnstrand Damsgaard, Erika - 2014

This paper analyzes how institutional differences affect university entrepreneurship. We focus on ownership of faculty … commercialization; entrepreneurship or licenses to established firms, as well as on probabilities of successful commercialization. We … find that the US system is less conducive to entrepreneurship than the Swedish system if established firms have some …

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Assessing the Impact of Organizational Practices on the Productivity of University Technology Transfer Offices : an Exploratory Study

Siegel, Donald S.; Waldman, David; Link, Albert N. - 2021

We present quantitative and qualitative evidence (field research) on university technology transfer offices (TTOs). These offices negotiate licensing agreements with firms to commercialize university-based technologies. A stochastic frontier production function framework is used to assess the...

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University Innovation and the Professor's Privilege

Hvide, Hans K. - 2016

. Using comprehensive data on Norwegian workers, firms, and patents, we find a 50% decline in both entrepreneurship and …. Applications to literatures on university technology transfer, innovation incentives, and taxes and entrepreneurship are considered …

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