Organizational Factors that Affect the University-Industry Technology Transfer Processes of a Private University

Authors

  • Lisiane Closs PUCRS, IBGEN.
  • Gabriela Ferreira PUCRS
  • Alessandra Soria PUCRS
  • Claudio Sampaio PUCRS
  • Marcelo Perin PUCRS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242012000100007

Keywords:

technology transfer, university-industry, organizational factors, private university

Abstract

This case study researched organizational factors that affect the university-industry technology transfer (UITT) processes of a private university, chosen by its success and uniqueness in the Brazilian context. Stood out as factors: innovation among pillars of management; valuing of research and intellectual property; qualified students, teachers and managers; multidisciplinary research groups; stability of governing body; performance of the TTO, Technology Management Agency and Technology Park. Difficulties highlighted were: reconciliation of time between activities of professors-researchers, bureaucracy and centralization of administrative and legal support; valuation of research results; approach and negotiation with companies. Among suggestions are: granting greater independence to the structures in charge of UITT and making them self-sustainable; training agents in technology marketing, sale, and negotiation skills.

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Author Biography

Lisiane Closs, PUCRS, IBGEN.

MBA professor at IBGEN. Post-doctoral researcher at PUCRS, Business Administration Department

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2012-02-29

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Closs, L., Ferreira, G., Soria, A., Sampaio, C., & Perin, M. (2012). Organizational Factors that Affect the University-Industry Technology Transfer Processes of a Private University. Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 7(1), 104–117. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242012000100007

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