Effects of university characteristics on scientists’ interactions with the private sector: an exploratory assessment (Journal article)
by Branco L. Ponomariov
From Journal of Technology Transfer Vol 33 No 5 October 2008, pp. 485-503
This paper estimates the effect of select university characteristics on the propensity of individual scientists to interact with private sector companies. The academic prestige of an institution has a direct negative effect on scientists’ interactions with the private sector, while the level of industrial R&D expenditures has a direct positive effect on such interactions. Institutional characteristics also moderate the effect of some individual-level variables such as tenure status, grant activity, involvement with students and disciplinary effects.