Status of Technology commercialization of SMEs and Policy Tasks

Universities pays a lot of attention and investment in the technology commercialization for its sustainable development and social contribution under Korean government-driven policies. However, when compared to US or European universities, the outcomes of the technology commercialization in universities are relatively inactive. Therefore, this study aims to propose a new idea-oriented framework of University-Technology Commercialization (UTC). To achieve this, this study explores the sustainable mechanism from idea to technology commercialization in the volatile environment by employing dynamic capabilities framework. This study employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to identify causal relationships among the variables with a 2014 to 2016 dataset from ‘Higher Education in KOREA’. This study collected national and cross-sectional data from different time periods to design our longitudinal study. Our study examines UTC activities related to sustainable idea development mechanism from dynamic capability framework. The results show the importance of start-up clubs as a first step for idea exploration in university technology commercialization and patents as important for both technology transfers and start-ups. Our findings offer new UTC directions for university policy makers.

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Classifying and prioritizing the success and failure factors of technology commercialization of public R&D in South Korea: using classification tree analysis

The Journal of Technology Transfer ◽

10.1007/s10961-014-9376-5 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 40 (5) ◽

pp. 877-898 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Mijung Jung ◽

Yi-beck Lee ◽

Heesang Lee

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Classification Tree ◽

Technology Commercialization ◽

Classification Tree Analysis ◽

Tree Analysis ◽

Failure Factors

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Gender differences in academic entrepreneurship: experience, attitudes and outcomes among NSF I-CORPS participants

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship ◽

10.1108/ijge-10-2020-0166 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Alanna Epstein ◽

Nathalie Duval-Couetil ◽

Aileen Huang-Saad

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Graduate Students ◽

Large Scale ◽

Prior Experience ◽

Entrepreneurial Intention ◽

The United States ◽

Technology Commercialization ◽

Chi Square ◽

Content Type ◽

Team Interactions

PurposeExpanding access to entrepreneurship training programs can be a method to increase female involvement in technology commercialization only if these programs adequately address the specific challenges facing female faculty and graduate students. In the context of the US National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps) program, this study examines gender differences in prior experience and attitudes towards the training in order to propose improvements to the program design.Design/methodology/approachThis quantitative study uses Pearson's Chi-Square and ANOVA tests on survey data from the I-Corps national program (n = 2,195), which enrolls faculty members, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and industry experts.FindingsIn comparison to male participants, female I-Corps participants reported less entrepreneurial experience prior to the program, poorer team relationships during the program and lower entrepreneurial intention and technology commercialization readiness at both the beginning and the end of the program. However, no gender differences were found in positive or negative perceptions of the instructional climate or perceptions of program usefulness.Originality/valueThis study is unique as it is based on a large-scale dataset drawn from sites across the United States. The results support potential changes to I-Corps and similar programs, including providing more explicit instructions for tasks with which female participants have less prior experience than males (e.g. in applying for patents), offering guidance for team interactions, and providing mentorship to assess whether low self-efficacy is leading women to underestimate the potential success of their projects.

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