KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER: NOVEL RESULTS WHILE TEACHING ADVANCED COURSES

ABSTRACTAn analysis of the concept of the transfer of knowledge, in general, and, in particular, its application to the health system. Three aspects of the transfer of knowledge are analysed: concepts and data; technology and values; and the directions it takes, that is to say centripetally from the cordon of sciences outside the health system itself (or any specific field of knowledge) and centrifugally from this out to the general public. This exchange of knowledge (transfer, transmission, dissemination; all three variants are analysed in the piece) includes, as well as the knowledge itself, values that modify both the nucleus generating knowledge and its recipients. It is necessary, in our so-called communication or information society, to find out and quantify how transfers of knowledge (concepts, data and technology) influence the appearance of values arising from these transfers.RESUMENSe analiza el concepto transferencia de conocimientos en general y en su aplicación particular al sistema sanitario. La transferencia de conocimientos se analiza en su triple aspecto de conceptos y datos; tecnologías y valores, así como en las direcciones en que se da, es decir, de modo centrípeto, desde el cordón de ciencias externas al propio sistema sanitario (o en general a cualquier campo de conocimiento concreto) y desde este hacia el exterior incluida la población en general de modo centrífugo. Este intercambio de conocimientos (transferencia, transmisión, difusión; las tres variantes son analizadas en el trabajo) incorpora, junto al propio conocimiento, valores que modifican tanto al propio núcleo generador de conocimientos como a los receptores de los mismos, siendo necesario, en nuestra así llamada sociedad de la comunicación o de la información, conocer y cuantificar de qué modo influyen las transferencias de conocimientos (conceptos, datos, y tecnologías) en la aparición de valores que se derivan de dichas transferencias.

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Knowledge and Technology Transfer Support Potential of Intermediate Organizations

Competitive Strategies for Academic Entrepreneurship - Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8487-4.ch007 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 143-170 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tobias Kesting ◽

Bernd Wurth

Keyword(s):

Technology Transfer ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Business Practice ◽

University Environment ◽

Technology Transfer Offices ◽

Key Factor ◽

Knowledge And Technology Transfer ◽

Marketing Service ◽

The University ◽

Theoretical Considerations

This chapter aims at analyzing and optimizing the requirements of the internal environment regarding university-business cooperation (UBC). It focuses on university Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs), intermediate organizations embedded within the university environment. They support knowledge and technology transfer (KTT) activities, particularly the commercialization of research-based products. TTOs are supposed to accelerate and facilitate KTT from science into business practice. Although literature on university research commercialization highlights the relevance of transfer support by TTOs, empirical studies and KTT practice show that TTO services are used rather sparsely. Based on theoretical considerations and results of recent empirical studies on KTT, this chapter discusses two practice cases to derive indicators for a better exploitation of unused KTT support potential of TTOs. The results show that personal engagement aimed at a marketing service provider philosophy emerges as the key factor for fostering and intensifying cooperation between researchers and TTOs.

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The Crowdsourcing Scheme as an Innovative Management Tool in University Spin-Offs

Crowdsourcing ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-8362-2.ch065 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1319-1335

Author(s):

Katarzyna Dorota Kopeć ◽

Anna Szopa

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Technology Transfer ◽

Business Model ◽

Significant Role ◽

Management Tool ◽

Innovative Management ◽

Knowledge And Technology Transfer ◽

Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Crowdsourcing is an emerging technique adopted by companies in the process of innovation. It can be also adopted by university spin-offs that play the significant role in the process of knowledge and technology transfer. In recent years, they have been researched from diverse perspectives. However, there are hardly any studies based on university spin-offs that have implemented crowdsourcing. This chapter presents how crowdsourcing business model might be applied to develop a university spin-off. The paper explains the rationale behind the adaptation of crowdsourcing by innovation-driven spin-offs. One overarching question of the chapter is “Can crowdsourcing be well adopted by university spin-offs?” Our study will open new paths for research and discussion, and its results will be supportive for decision making in the context of innovation and entrepreneurship. The logic of this paper is to speculate how university spin-offs can create value with the groups of online users through adopting crowdsourcing in its operation.

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Exploring and Preparing for Successful Cross-continental Knowledge and Technology Transfer: A Case Study on International Open Innovation

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies ◽

10.1177/2393957518820982 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 60-76

Author(s):

Alan Barrell ◽

Joanne Hsu

Keyword(s):

Technology Transfer ◽

New Technology ◽

Scale Up ◽

Close Collaboration ◽

Group A ◽

Energy Innovation ◽

Knowledge And Technology Transfer ◽

The Uk ◽

Rapid Transfer

Shanghai Energy Corporation—SHEnergy Group, a major Chinese enterprise in energy provision and the development of continuous improvements in energy conservation within urban development, is undertaking a major initiative in establishing the Shanghai International Energy Innovation Centre (SIEIC). Within the programme, study visits to London and Cambridge in the UK led to a decision to seek close collaboration with established and mature centres of excellence in technology transfer and the support of new company development and scale up, providing the rapid transfer of methodology and process and in addition to establishing longer term connections and relationships enabling the identification, curation, funding and eventual adoption of promising new technology from Cambridgexf and other UK and Western centres by SIEIC—in ways bringing benefits to all parties.

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