Abstract
Research and technology commercialization at research-intensive universities has helped to develop provincial economies resulting in university startups, the growth of other new companies and associated employment. University technology transfer offices (TTOs) oversee the process of technology transfer into the commercial marketplace and these organizational units can be considered in the context of enabling effective knowledge management. However, what enables productive TTO performance has not been comprehensively researched. Therefore, this research study adopted the knowledge-based view as the theoretical construct to support a comprehensive investigation into this area. This was achieved through employing a systematic literature review (SLR) combined with a robust meta-analysis. The SLR identified an initial total of 10,126 articles in the first step of the review process, with 44 studies included in the quantitative synthesis, and 29 quantitative empirical studies selected for the meta-analysis. The research study identified that the relationship between TTO knowledge management and knowledge deployment as well as startup business performance is where TTOs secure the strongest returns.
Highlights
The biologists Lubert Stryer (University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA) and Alexander Glazer (Stanford University) pioneered the use of phycobiliproteins found in marine algae as fluorescent markers
Knowledge management is positively related to technology transfer offices (TTOs) performance in the areas of patent licensing and generating startups
Prior research contains conflicting evidence regarding how key TTO resource attributes and characteristics of the organizational environment relate to the performance of technology transfer
Summary
The biologists Lubert Stryer (University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA) and Alexander Glazer (Stanford University) pioneered the use of phycobiliproteins found in marine algae as fluorescent markers. Stanford University entered into a relationship with two private sector organizations to patent this invention and become involved in developing a critical tool for blood and cancer diagnostic screening. In the ensuing 30 years, research universities have been in the business of licensing patented inventions and entering into new business ventures (Wiesendanger 2000). The artifacts of this process are well known and university developed products and technologies include the following selected examples (see Table 1): MIT’s solar power, (Eschner 2017), Georgetown University’s CT (computed tomography) scans (Langer 2012), the University of Rochester.
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
