... 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. End user and embedded user innovators can...

...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...

... and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In the last years, different researchers argue that the most critical phase in technology transfer model occurs between the invention and the product development phases, when commercial concepts are created and verified when appropriate markets...

... Parmentola can be contacted at: adeleparmentola@gmail.com 03 07 2017 02 11 2017 02 01 2018 07 02 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Technology transfer Entrepreneurial university Development process Research...

... to inefficiencies and increases ex post risks and costs. Pierre Wolfram can be contacted at: pierre.wolfram@brose.com 31 08 2017 10 12 2017 12 12 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Technology transfer...

...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...

... regarding technology transfer and technology applications. The success of Germany in terms of diffusion of environment technologies can be attributed to the creation of institutions that spread innovation widely throughout economy, particularly to the appropriate technology users (Burton and Hansen, 1993...