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Determinants that drive commercialisation of potential university innovation outputs through technology transfer offices
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/27058 Determinants that drive commercialisation of potential university innovation outputs through technology transfer offices Staphorst, Leonard ichelp@gibs.co.za Thosago, Mmatheetja Phineas UCTD Technology transfer University commercialisation Knowledge-based economy Technology transfer offices Innovation Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. The emergence on knowledge-based and innovation-based economy has led to numerous universities restructuring themselves in response to this new economic growth shift. Technology transfer is the process of converting scientific findings into useful products or services for society.The purpose of the study was to identify they key determinants that drives successful commercialisation of university innovations by technology transfer offices.The research took a qualitative methodology wherein open ended questions in the form of narrative inquiry were posed to experts in the field of university technology transfer to explore and understand the critical determinants that drives successful commercialisation of university innovations. From the twelve themes that emerged as determinants for diving successful commercialisation of innovation, buy-in by top management of the university, awareness about technology transfer office, enabling environment and financial stability were considered as highly critical for commercialisation of university innovations by technology transfer offices.A technology transfer office can create many benefits for the university, industry, and the surrounding community, but it requires carefully planned and consistent longterm financial and administrative support. And above all, it requires technology transfer officers that are able and willing to take risks and university top management that support them. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-07T10:02:42Z 2012-09-27 2013-09-07T10:02:42Z 2012-03-08 2012-09-27 2012-08-05 Dissertation Thosago, MP 2011, Determinants that drive commercialisation of potential university innovation outputs through technology transfer offices, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27058 > F/12/4/783/zw http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27058 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08052012-140308/ © 2011 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Technology transfer University commercialisation Knowledge-based economy Technology transfer offices Innovation Determinants that drive commercialisation of potential university innovation outputs through technology transfer offices |
| title | Determinants that drive commercialisation of potential university innovation outputs through technology transfer offices |
| title_full | Determinants that drive commercialisation of potential university innovation outputs through technology transfer offices |
| title_fullStr | Determinants that drive commercialisation of potential university innovation outputs through technology transfer offices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants that drive commercialisation of potential university innovation outputs through technology transfer offices |
| title_short | Determinants that drive commercialisation of potential university innovation outputs through technology transfer offices |
| title_sort | determinants that drive commercialisation of potential university innovation outputs through technology transfer offices |
| topic | UCTD Technology transfer University commercialisation Knowledge-based economy Technology transfer offices Innovation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27058 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08052012-140308/ |