Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Innovations: Policies Across Continents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Book
Contents
Contributors
About the Editors
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Part I: Academic Tendencies
References
Chapter 1: Academic Tendencies in Policy Frameworks for Fostering Entrepreneurial Innovations
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Entrepreneurial Innovations and Policy Frameworks
1.2.1 Defining Entrepreneurial Innovations
1.2.2 Policy Frameworks
1.3 The Link Between Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Policy Frameworks On Published Research
1.4 Discussing a Research Agenda
1.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 2: Leading Trends in Technology Transfer
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Methodology
2.3 Results
2.3.1 Evolution of Publications and the Citation Structure
2.3.2 The Evolution of Technology Transfer Frameworks
2.3.3 The Most Influential Technology Transfer Studies
2.3.4 Evolution of the Leading Trends in Technology Transfer
2.3.5 Technology Transfer, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policies
2.4 Conclusions
References
Part II: Empirical Evidence in North America
References
Chapter 3: Technology Transfer at U.S. Federal Laboratories: R&D Disclosures Patent Applications
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Technology Transfer Mechanism
3.3 Empirical Model
3.4 Data and Descriptive Statistics
3.5 Data and Descriptive Statistics
3.6 Conclusions
References
Part III: Empirical Evidence in Latin America and the Caribbean
References
Chapter 4: Ambitious Entrepreneurship and Its Relationship with R&D Policy in Latin American Countries
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Theoretical Framework
4.2.1 The Role of R&D Transfer in Entrepreneurship
4.2.2 The Role of Government Intervention in Entrepreneurship
4.2.3 The Role of Innovation in Entrepreneurship
4.3 The Entrepreneurship Dynamics in Latin America Context
4.4 Methodology
4.4.1 Sample and Data Sources
4.4.2 Dependent Variable at the Individual Level: Innovative Ambitious Entrepreneurship
4.4.3 Country-Level Predictors
4.4.4 Individual-Level Controls
4.4.5 Data Analysis
4.5 Results
4.6 Conclusions
References
Chapter 5: Technology Transfer Policies and Entrepreneurial Innovations at Brazilian University-Industry Partnerships
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Technology Transfer Practices and Entrepreneurial Innovations within University-Industry Partnerships
5.3 Methodology
5.3.1 Data Collection
5.3.2 Data Analysis
5.4 Evolution of the University-University Technology Transfer Scene in Brazil
5.5 Results
5.5.1 Third Mission as a Strategic Goal
5.5.2 TTOs’ Missions, Structure, Activities, and Barriers
5.5.3 Patenting Activity
5.5.4 Academic and Student Entrepreneurship
5.6 Conclusions
References
Chapter 6: Technology Transfer Policy Framework in Chile
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Theoretical Framework
6.3 Methodology
6.3.1 Contextualization
6.3.2 Methodological Design
6.4 The Chilean Technology Transfer Policy Framework
6.4.1 The Evolution of Technology Transfer and Industrial Property Policies
6.4.2 The Agencies Related to Technology Transfer
6.4.3 Insights about the Effectiveness of Technology Transfer Frameworks
6.5 Conclusions
References
Part IV: Empirical Evidence in Europe
Reference
Chapter 7: Antecedents and Consequences of Innovation via R&D in Europe
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Theoretical Framework
7.3 Methodology
7.3.1 Data
7.3.2 Method
7.4 Results
7.5 Discussion and Conclusions
7.5.1 Discussion
7.5.2 Contributions to Theory
7.5.3 Contributions to Practice
7.5.4 Contributions to the Policy Debate on Entrepreneurial Innovation
7.5.5 Limitations and Avenues for Future Research
References
Chapter 8: How IPR Can Shape Knowledge Diffusion Processes in Europe
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Theoretical Framework
8.2.1 R&D Expenditures in the EU and Rest of the World
8.2.2 IPR and Its Effects on the Economy
8.2.3 Hypotheses Derivation
8.3 Methodology
8.3.1 Data and Sample
8.3.2 Dependent variable
8.3.3 Independent Variables
8.3.4 Control Variables
8.3.5 Methodology
8.4 Results
8.4.1 Descriptive Analysis
8.4.2 Multivariate Analysis
8.4.3 Robustness Checks
8.5 Conclusions
8.5.1 Implications
8.5.2 Conclusions
References
Chapter 9: Regional Innovation, Entrepreneurship and the Reform of the Professor’s Privilege in Germany
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Theoretical Framework
9.2.1 The Role of Entrepreneurial Universities
9.2.2 University Focused Technology Transfer Policies: Institutional and Absorptive Considerations
9.3 Conceptualization: The German Employees’ Inventions Act
9.4 Methodology
9.4.1 Data and Variables
9.4.2 Methodology and Estimation Techniques
9.5 Results and Discussion
9.6 Policy and Practice Implications
9.7 Conclusion
References
Part V: Empirical Evidence in Africa
References
Chapter 10: University Technology Transfer and Innovation: The Need for Policy in Egypt
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Theoretical Framework
10.3 Methodology
10.4 Results
10.4.1 First Phase: The Views of the Expert Panel
10.4.2 Second Phase: The Survey of Egyptian Science, Engineering and Technology Academics
10.4.3 Third Phase: Case Studies
10.4.4 Fourth Phase: View of Industry
10.5 Discussion and Implications
10.6 Conclusions
References
Part VI: Empirical Evidence in/post-Socialist Economies
References
Chapter 11: Socialism to Capitalism: Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship in the Republic of Croatia
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Theoretical Framework
11.3 University Technology Transfer in Socialism and the Position of Croatia in ex-Yugoslavia
11.4 Methodology
11.5 Results
11.5.1 First Phase of Transition: Policy Learning and Establishing Initial Infrastructures
11.5.2 Second Phase: The “Golden Age” of the Innovation-Driven Mode of UTT
11.5.3 Present State: Europeanization of Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship Policies
11.6 Discussion
11.7 Conclusions
11.7.1 Implications
11.7.2 Limitations and Future Research
References
Chapter 12: Evolution of Technology Transfer in Belarus: Two Parallel Dimensions in a Post-Soviet Country
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Antecedents
12.2.1 Soviet Science and Technology System
12.2.2 Post-soviet Science and Technology System
12.3 The Belarusian Technology Transfer Framework
12.3.1 Science and Technology Instruments
12.3.2 Intellectual Property Market
12.4 Co-existence of Two Parallel Economies in the Twenty-First Century
12.4.1 Technology Transfer in the ‘Traditional’ Economy
12.4.2 Technology Transfer in the ‘New Economy’
12.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 13: Technology Transfer Policy Framework at Cuban Universities
13.1 Introduction
13.2 The Configuration of Science and Technology Framework
13.2.1 Promotion of Science
13.2.2 Centralized Management
13.2.3 The Science, Technological and Innovation System
13.3 Technology Transfer Policy Framework at Cuban Universities
13.3.1 Legitimization of University Technology Transfer
13.3.2 The Future of the Technology Transfer Policy Framework
13.4 Conclusions
References
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