The Ambiguous Link: Private Industry and University Research

Geiger, Roger L.

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-2950-3_11

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“…In addition to the early and still relevant criticisms regarding the effects of this activity on the academic integrity of universities, there is now a growing concern that university technology transfer programs engender significant overhead expenses (Geiger 1992). In the current competitive environment these expenses represent opportunity costs for academic and research programs.…”

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“…American universities are said to have now entered a new 'entrepreneurial' phase of university-industrial relationships characterized by a revolutionary change from research production toward commercialization of faculty members' research (Geiger 1992). This development has been encouraged by Federal government agencies and state legislatures interested in utilizing university research expertise to foster economic competitiveness, Thus the National Science Foundation has supported industry-university alliances through its program of engineering research centers (Mayfield and Schultzman 1987), and state projects such as the Edison program in Ohio and the Ben Franklin Partnerships in Pennsylvania have encouraged collaborations between industry and universities to form new companies (Smith and Drabenstott 1992).…”

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University-industry entrepreneurship: The organization and management of American university technology transfer units

Dill

1995

High Educ

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Abstract. Mechanisms for increasing technology transfer between universities and industry have proliferated rapidly in the United States as institutions of higher education have become much more entrepreneurial. The economic implications of these activities have received substantial attention and the sociological aspects of this process have been vigorously debated (e.g., the effect of university-industry relationships on academic integrity). Much less consideration has been given to the successful organization and management of these emerging university 'service' units. The study presents results of a national survey of the organization, management, and perceived performance effectiveness of university technology transfer units. Units studied included: licensing and patenting offices (units seeking commercial applications for university research); small business development centers (units providing technical or managerial assistance to entrepreneurs or small businesses); research and technology centers (units operating or participating in facilities for the development of new technology); incubators (units managing facilities in support of new technology-based businesses); and investment/endowment offices (units utilizing the university's financial resources for equity in start-up businesses). The implications of the research for university management and govemment policy are explored.

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University-industry entrepreneurship: The organization and management of American university technology transfer units

Dill

1995

High Educ

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“…Spillovers to research 6.5 2.3 Blumenthal et al;1986a. 1986cCrean 1990;Geiger, 1989. Commercial research creates or adds greatly to a unit's research "at mosphere". Spillovers 10 leaching 5.8 2.…”

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“…Employment of graduates 5.1 2. 9 Feller, 1988a;Geiger, 1989;Gilley, 1986. IMlvemenl ofstudents in contracts provides the practical experi ence useful to emplovers.…”

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Commercialization of Scholarship in Australian Universities

Leslie¹,

Harrold²

1993

Prometheus

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In their search for greater financial independence, Australian universities are encouraging academics to commercialize the application of their knowledge and research skills. While these commercialized scholarship (COS) activitiesgeneratesignificant directfinancial returns, they also impact indirectly upon the mainstream activities of university life. There has been little research into these indirect effects on university teaching, research and service. This article reports a survey of academic and administrative staff of two Australian universities which compared direct-and indirect costs and benefits ofacademics' COS activities. A novel evaluation technique was employed to assess the extent to which interviewed staff believed that the indirect benefits of cos (such as closer relations with external bodies, prestige andspin-offeffects on teaching and research) werein aggregate more significant than the direct financial effects. The technique was also used to assess indirect costs of COS, such as time lost to basic research, and the time and other university facilities consumed for which there is incomplete reimbursement. An aggregation of these indirect and direct benefits and costs suggested that COS projects could be more favourable to universities than a narrow financial analysis would suggest.

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“…Based on analyses of a range of university-industry programs (e.g., Geiger, 1992;Matkin, 1990;Rogers, et al, 1999), various types of economic benefits can be expected from a university technology program. Etzkowitz (1997), for example, suggests a focus on technology transfer (knowledge), job creation, and firm incubation.…”

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confidence: 99%