Year: 2013
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The paper will present the conflict between the natural preference of Technology Transfer Organization (TTO)'s regarding commercialization for the licensing option and the government preference for Spin-Offs.The conflict regarding preference for one of the two main Technology Transfer options: the first, the licensing or selling of the technology and the right to use it to existing commercial entities; the second the spinning -off of firms, in which new firms are formed, to which the technology is transferred.It will further suggest that the les than expected results, are due to the conflict.The recent prevalence of TTOs and TT support tools, (e.g.professional training, hand-books, seminars, associations etc.) are evidence of the effort to affect technology transfer from the Academy to the Industry (Fontana, Geuna and Matt, 2006).The Academy or Research
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2265713495