... typologies, barriers and enablers, as well as the knowledge and technology transfer mechanisms that contribute to innovation outcomes. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts a two-stage qualitative research design. First, a scoping literature review was conducted to map the existing body...

... and practices underlying PoC programs that may provide potential foundations for dynamic capabilities (i.e. organizational microfoundations) in PROs operating within a technology transfer setting. Design/methodology/approach We conducted an exploratory qualitative study through 37 interviews...

...João Soares; Fernando Romero; Manuel Lopes Nunes; Ana Cristina Braga Purpose In the realm of innovation systems and technology transfer (TT), the emergence of open innovation and complex market dynamics has amplified innovation intermediaries’ prominence of their role and involvement in TT...

... user innovators and embedded user innovators with respect to their diffusion channel selection as well as the moderating role of technological advances. The findings bring new perspectives to the domains of user–producer collaboration and technology transfer. Xin Yu can be contacted at: yuxin_fc@126...

...Patient Rambe; Peter Khaola Purpose The pre-eminence of innovation and technological transfer in promoting agricultural productivity and competitiveness in developing countries is widely acknowledged. However, the disparate streams of literature on productivity and competitiveness have explored...

... et al., 2010 ; Romero and Molina, 2011 ; Salmela et al., 2011 ; Aarikka-Stenroos and Jaakkola, 2012 ; Santti et al., 2017 ; Porras et al., 2018). In the last years, different researchers argue that the most critical phase in technology transfer model occurs...

..., 2001, 2009). Roberts and Malone (1996) made the first direct contribution to the topic of academic spin-off creation by studying the development process of university spin-offs with a focus on the role played by “technological transfer offices” in various American and UK universities...

... For reverse innovations, the products may either need to be adapted for DMs or the MNC may enhance the invented technology. Therefore, technology transfers from R&D divisions in EMs to Western R&D divisions are required. This is called reverse technology transfer (Criscuolo, 2009). However...

...Kathinka Best; Anna Sinell; Marie Lena Heidingsfelder; Martina Schraudner Purpose – Knowledge and technology transfer (KTT) and particularly academic entrepreneurship (Klofsten and Jones-Evans, 2000) are indispensable for economic growth and wealth creation. In many European countries including...

... with the aim to overcome critical barriers to effective technology transfer. Design/methodology/approach – The research is designed as a comprehensive single case study and follows a qualitative approach in order to obtain a deep understanding of the various stakeholder values created by Austrian Center...

... with some technology policy issues both at the micro and macro level. Technology transfer Diffusion Environment Technology Turkey Even though the majority of advanced countries have comprehensive environment regulations, their role on the diffusion of environment technologies has been under...