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Opportunity recognition in technology transfer organizations

Five case studies from UK and Italy

Author: Chiara Franzoni

Published in: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal | Issue 1/2007

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The task of recognizing valuable technological opportunities is crucial for the organizations in charge of transferring technology from universities and publicly funded research institutes to the market. Difficulties in understanding the true commercial potential of an application result in failed subsequent commercialization and excess costs of technology transfer. This paper describes how the task of opportunity recognition is performed in five Technology Transfer Organizations (TTOs). The analyzed TTOs had different degree of independence to the structure of the parent and make use of information and competencies acquired through their formal and informal network ties.

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Title: Opportunity recognition in technology transfer organizations
Five case studies from UK and Italy
Author: Chiara Franzoni
Publication date: 01-03-2007
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Published in: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal / Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 1554-7191
Electronic ISSN: 1555-1938
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-006-0014-z

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