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Book SynopsisWritten by a plethora of expert contributors from a range of institutions, the
Handbook of Technology Transfer provides an engaging deep-dive review of technology transfer as a complex and dynamic process, applying different mechanisms characterising activities in a variety of countries.
The Handbook takes a fresh look at how technology transfer comprises at least four dimensions: the underlying mechanism of transferring knowledge; the role of individuals that trigger the transfer; the role of institutions where the transfer takes place, and lastly the role of governments and politics. Split into four distinct parts, this insightful Handbook fully examines each of these dimensions and the roles that each of them play in technology transfer, highlighting university institutions in Europe and North America in particular. Forward-thinking, it also delves into future innovation implementation in emerging economies where resources are limited, and the challenges faced as a result.
This enlightening Handbook will be an excellent resource for scholars of business management, economics and information technology. It will also be of great interest to policy-makers of innovation and entrepreneurship given its in-depth look at technology transfer and innovation.
Trade Review‘This Handbook edited by David Audretsch, Erik Lehmann, and Albert Link is an important contribution to the canon on university technology transfer. Written by well-known academics, each of the chapters examines either vital issues in technology transfer or national technology transfer recipes. It will be essential reading for scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners interested in the current state of thinking about technology transfer.’ -- Martin Kenney, University of California, Davis, US
‘This timely and important Handbook should be on the bookshelf of any scholar interested in the managerial or public policy implications of technology transfer. Its global scope and blending of new developments in both theory and practice are especially attractive. The editors have assembled a distinguished, interdisciplinary group of scholars, which is entirely appropriate, given the nature of the topic. Technology transfer spans a number of fields within the social sciences, business administration, and engineering, including management, economics, geography, sociology, and public policy studies. Each of these fields is represented in this cross-cutting volume. A “must-read” for anyone interested in this topic.’ -- Donald Siegel, Arizona State University, US
‘This Handbook edited by David Audretsch, Erik Lehmann, and Albert Link is an important contribution to the canon on university technology transfer. Written by well-known academics, each of the chapters examines either vital issues in technology transfer or national technology transfer recipes. It will be essential reading for scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners interested in the current state of thinking about technology transfer.’ -- Martin Kenney, University of California, Davis, US
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook of Technology Transfer 1 David B. Audretsch, Erik E. Lehmann and Albert N. Link PART I KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER 1 The limited transferability of knowledge 11 Cristiano Antonelli 2 The impact of knowledge transfer on innovation: exploring the cross-fertilization of basic and applied research 25 Dennis P. Leyden and Matthias Menter 3 The role of public finance in knowledge transfer and innovation 39 David B. Audretsch and Maksim Belitski PART II INDIVIDUALS 4 Principal investigators and knowledge management: a micro-foundational conceptual framework 57 James A. Cunningham, Manlio Del Giudice, Melita Nicotra, Conor O’Kane and Marco Romano 5 Factors facilitating the inventing academics’ transition from nascent entrepreneurs to business owners 75 Joao Ricardo Faria, Rajeev K. Goel and Devrim Göktepe-Hultén 6 The role of work-family initiatives in fostering technology transfer: research opportunities on family and non-family SMEs 103 Katerina Vasilevska Mara Brumana and Tommaso Minola PART III INSTITUTIONS 7 University-industry collaboration: drivers and barriers 124 Thomas Lauvås and Einar Rasmussen 8 Contextualizing technology transfer: a review of university-industry transfer in the construction industry 138 Laís Bandeira Barros, Mirjam Knockaert and Laura Lecluyse 9 The role of Universities of Applied Sciences in technology transfer: the case of Germany 159 Alexander Starnecker and Katharine Wirsching 10 The role of university in a time of crisis: learn from the past to shape the future 175 Henry Etzkowitz, Chunyan Zhou and Rosa Caiazza PART IV COUNTRIES 11 Academic entrepreneurship in Italy 197 Alice Civera, Michele Meoli and Silvio Vismara 12 Academic entrepreneurship: the performance and impacts of academic spin-offs in Norway 216 Marius Tuft Mathisen and Einar Rasmussen 13 Universities’ ownership of intellectual property: focus on Canada 237 Shiri M. Breznitz, Samaa Kazerouni and Qiantao Zhang 14 Technology transfer and frugal social innovations: looking inside an emerging economy 250 Claudia Yañez-Valdés and Maribel Guerrero Index
