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Traditional university organizations and the emergence of new technological fields; Cambridge University [...]
Submitted by Bruno Chaves on 28 July, 2007 - 01:20.
Cross-Pollination in Science and Technology: The Emergence of the Nanobio Subfield
Submitted by Bruno Chaves on 27 July, 2007 - 11:14.
The emergence of new research based organizational fields drives both scientific progress and economic growth. Yet our knowledge of field emergence is limited. This paper shows how the cross-pollination of ideas between nanotechnology and biotechnology yielded a new subfield - nanobiotechnology. read more »
The Keins Database on Academic Inventors: Methodology and Contents
Submitted by Francesco Lissoni on 31 January, 2007 - 14:57.
The paper describes the methodogy used to build a new database on academic inventors from France, Italy, and Sweden (1978-2004), which was delivered to the European Commission as part of the KEINS project (Knowledge-Based Entrepreneurship: Innovation, Networks and Systems), and will provide the basis for future publications.
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Patenting at public research organisations: a historical-economic approach
Submitted by Juan Mateos-Garcia on 22 December, 2006 - 12:24.
In this paper, we stress two points. First, analysis of public patenting should expand their focus from universities to Public Research Organisations (PRO). Second, a multidisciplinary approach allows for a richer view and interpretation of results. read more »
Academic Entrepreneurship
Submitted by Juan Mateos-Garcia on 27 November, 2006 - 12:53.
I build a model of the choice and timing of entry into commercial activities by an academic research team, and analyze the returns and costs of these activities. I compare the behavior and performance of the academic team to an industrial research team. Before moving to commercialization, a team can decide to invest in cost-reducing research activities. read more »
The role of Entrepreneurial Universities in interfacing Competitive Advantages: The Case of Beira Interior region (Portugal)
Submitted by Joao Leitao on 27 October, 2006 - 00:13.
This paper reveals the importance of a local entrepreneurial university in interfacing competitive advantages, by assuming the condition of most influent and dynamic engine of regional development.
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Do innovation vouchers help SMEs to cross the bridge towards science?
Submitted by Juan Mateos-Garcia on 25 October, 2006 - 16:21.
The Dutch innovation voucher aims to stimulate the interaction between small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) and public research institutes. This document provides an estimate of the effectiveness of the innovation voucher instrument, employing the fact that the vouchers were assigned randomly by means of a lottery. read more »
Combining the production and the valorization of academic research: A qualitative investigation of enacted mechanisms
Submitted by Julie Callaert on 25 October, 2006 - 08:17.
Science, Social Networks and Spillovers
Submitted by Bruno Chaves on 11 March, 2006 - 10:59.
Although prior empirical research has established that science appears to stimulate the widespread diffusion of knowledge, the exact mechanism through which science catalyzes knowledge flow remains somewhat ambiguous. read more »
Madison-Strasbourg, "Une analyse comparative de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche en France et aux Etats-Unis [...]
Submitted by Bruno Chaves on 11 March, 2006 - 10:56.