The role of funding source for commercializing university patents: Network analysis on technology - Industry linkage patterns

Although the formulation of technology policies focusing on university is a topic that has been well-discussed in academia, more analytic researches have not yet been developed. Especially, the characteristics and source of R&D funding take critical roles for academic researches to be commercial...

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Main Authors: Yongrae Cho, Sanghoon Lee, Wonjoon Kim
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of variance
ANOVA
Commercialization
Couplings
Educational institutions
Industries
Network analysis
R&D funding source
Science and Technology Policy
Technological innovation
University patents
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Summary:Although the formulation of technology policies focusing on university is a topic that has been well-discussed in academia, more analytic researches have not yet been developed. Especially, the characteristics and source of R&D funding take critical roles for academic researches to be commercialized. This study aims to investigate the differences depending on R&D funding sources - private or governmental - and to formulate the research policy based on empirical results. From a qualitative perspective, we visualize two-mode networks by linking patent and industry codes. From a quantitative perspective, we conduct ANOVA using centrality indices calculated from the network graphs. Overall, we found idiosyncratic patterns in the technology (patent) - industry networks. However, we only observed marginal differences between the two groups. Furthermore, results of the ANOVA showed a difference in closeness centrality between the two groups. We suggest the policy directions which emphasize interdisciplinary researches and strengthen technology's accessibility to industry.
ISSN:2157-3611
2157-362X
DOI:10.1109/IEEM.2012.6837835