Technology Transfer Management Research Articles

As a Public Diplomacy Component Technology Management Policy and Technology Transfer Offices of Turkey

This paper explores the role of Turkey's National Technology Management Policy and Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) as components of public diplomacy. The National Technology Management Policy plays a significant role in shaping Turkey's international image, influence, and soft power. The centralized approach to policy formulation and implementation underscores the strategic alignment of technology management policies with the country's objectives, including those related to public diplomacy. Additionally, TTOs play a crucial role in facilitating the transfer of technologies and knowledge between universities, research institutions, and industry, contributing to Turkey's technological advancement and competitiveness. The paper evaluates the impact of these components on Turkey's public diplomacy efforts and their potential to enhance the country's international standing and influence.

Exploring Innovation Capabilities in Organizations through a Scientometric Approach in the Context of Manufacturing Industry

Over the last four decades, innovation capability has been studied to examine the innovation phenomenon based on the specific characteristics of organizations and systems under the theory of resources and capabilities. However, "capability" has diverse applications, and its correlation with innovation remains unclear. This study aims to clarify the definition of "innovation capability" in the context of the manufacturing industry and to comprehend how researchers presently investigate this concept. In order to meet this, an exhaustive search was conducted in the Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) databases, covering the period from 2018 to 2023. The selection of documents for analysis was determined by applying the scientometric method. The authors of this research identified 462 documents, and the bibliometric analysis, conducted using VOS viewer and Bibliometrix tools, revealed four main thematic areas within the research domain: sustainability, business performance, technology transfer, and knowledge management. As a result, this study identified the seminal authors of the concept. It provided a precise definition of "innovation capability", highlighting the significant interest that this research topic arouses in current academic literature.

Institutional frameworks that guide research integrity and security towards protection of IP and management of technology transfer in universities in Kenya

Kenya’s higher education system is expanding at a very rapid rate. This is reflected in the increasing number of public and private universities, the expansion of existing universities, and the proliferation of online education services. Further, these universities have been increasingly expected to transcend their conventional teaching and research missions to contribute directly and indirectly to solving social and environmental challenges and generate knowledge of economic relevance to society. The teaching and research missions of a university are important, especially on a continent whose population is young and growing rapidly. Demand for higher education is likely to remain high.

JOINT VENTURE, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND THE PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

Purpose: The objective of this study is to examine joint venture, technology transfer on the performance of Nigeria's oil and gas sector between 1981-2021. Theoretical Framework: It is indisputable that the Nigerian oil and gas sector is not at peak performance when compared to what is obtainable from its peers in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) (Iheukwumere, 2021; OPEC, ASB 2020). One of the factors responsible for the abysmal performance is ineffective and incoherent technology transfer management through joint venture arrangements (Odusina, 2022). Therefore, there is a need to empirically investigate the impact of joint venture arrangements on Nigeria's oil and gas sector production which lacks sufficient research. Methodology: The ex-post facto design was used where data were collected through secondary sources on the aggregate output of the joint venture companies and the total yearly output of the upstream sector of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry represented the performance of the Nigerian oil and gas sector in the period 1980 to 2021. The collected data were analyzed using the Quantile Autoregressive Distributed Lag (QARDL) approach to test for short and long-run impacts. Findings: The study revealed that there is a significant impact of joint venture arrangements on oil and gas production in both the short run and long run. Research, Practical & Social Implication: The study therefore recommends that policymakers and industry stakeholders should carefully evaluate the terms and conditions of joint ventures to ensure their alignment with the goals of maximizing oil and gas production. Originality/Value: The use of joint venture as a proxy for technology transfer in the production of oil and gas in Nigeria and use of secondary data between 1980-2021 for joint ventures is an eye-opener for further exploration of the study areas in oil and gas production management, particularly in the area of technology transfer, which lacks sufficient research.

A comprehensive review on technology transfer

In the evolving corporate world, there's a growing focus on leveraging technological assets through technology transfer, a trend fueled by globalization, economic liberalization, and stronger intellectual property rights since the World Trade Organization's inception. These factors have integrated technology transfer as a critical aspect of the global business framework. However, the process of technology transfer is complex, and transferees often lack the necessary skills for effective management. While existing literature extensively covers these topics, it notably lacks practical solutions for these challenges. To bridge this gap, this paper introduces a novel "Life Cycle Approach for Planning and Implementing a Technology Transfer Project." This approach is designed to help avoid common pitfalls and address key management issues in technology transfer. The study begins by exploring the concept of technology transfer and reviews several existing models. It evaluates their pros and cons, leading to the proposition of the "Life Cycle Approach." This innovative model is intended to resolve frequent problems encountered by technology transferees, providing a structured methodology for managing technology transfer initiatives. The paper concludes with a mention of a project by the UNESCAP Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT), which utilizes this Life-Cycle concept. This project exemplifies the approach's practicality in enhancing the Asia-Pacific region's technology transfer capabilities, highlighting its relevance and applicability in diverse global contexts.

Scoping Study for Identifying Options to Enhance Capacity Development and Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) in the Context of Knowledge Management, Technical and Scientific Cooperation and Technology Transfer in the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Regions

Scoping Study for Identifying Options to Enhance Capacity Development and Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) in the Context of Knowledge Management, Technical and Scientific Cooperation and Technology Transfer in the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Regions

Examining the impact of university-industry collaborations on spin-off creation: Evidence from joint patents

The literature on entrepreneurship and technology transfer highlights several factors that impact the creation of university Spin-Offs. However, there is a limited body of research that specifically explores the impact of university-industry collaborations on the performance creation of these spinoffs. This study aims to fill this gap by examining the effects of university-industry collaborations on the creation of Spin-Offs from two perspectives: the number of university collaborations with different companies and the number of previous collaborations between the same university-industry dyad. The research employs joint patents as a source to measure the university-industry collaborations and statistical methods to empirically examine the impact of these collaborations on Spin-Off creation. The study is based on data from 108 universities between the years 2014 and 2017. The findings of this study reveal that both the number of collaborations and specially the presence of previous collaborations between the university and industry have a positive effect on the creation of Spin-Offs. These results suggest that universities and companies should consider these findings when formulating their strategies or policies for technology transfer and innovation management by encouraging university-industry collaborations.

Revolutionizing quality performance through digitization, technology management, and environmental management: a cutting-edge PLS-SEM model analysis with organizational agility as mediator and culture as moderator

In today’s era of increasing environmental awareness, organizations need to consider the environmental economics and management perspective in addition to quality performance. Recent societal changes have led to a significant digital revolution that has made it challenging for industrialized nations to manage technology transfer. Organizations must integrate digitalization, technology, culture, and environmental sustainability to survive in this highly competitive climate. This study examines the relationship between digitalization and technology management and their impact on Total Quality Management (TQM) performance in Pakistani businesses, considering the environmental economics and management perspective. A quantitative approach was taken, and senior executives from the public and private sectors were surveyed to obtain information. The data was analyzed using SMART PLS 3, which utilized Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The study found that digitalization and technology management significantly enhanced TQM performance, with organizational agility mediating and organizational culture moderating. The organizational agility also played a crucial role in mediating the relationship between technology management and TQM performance. The findings of this study offer valuable insights for quality management practitioners and policymakers, highlighting the importance of incorporating environmental economics and management practices into an overall quality performance.

A yield gap analysis to assess vulnerability of commercial sugarcane to climatic extremes in southern Africa

Sugarcane yields have steadily declined across southern Africa for the past 25 years and, despite research into the causes, there has been limited progress in addressing these trends. This study developed a methodology of assessing yield declines and performed a yield gap analysis to assess and develop recommendations to assist in combating yield declines and offering potential safeguards for the sugarcane industry against climatic extremes. Mill areas from South Africa, eSwatini, Malawi and Tanzania were selected, providing a diversity of regional hydroclimatic conditions and sugarcane agronomic management approaches. Using the AquaCrop crop model, maximum potential yields and yield gaps were simulated based on observed climate and yield data spanning 25 years. Results show that yields are declining for the mill areas in South Africa, Malawi and Tanzania, resulting in increased yield gaps, whilst yields are stagnant in eSwatini resulting in relatively fixed yield gaps. Yield gaps remained high across all six mill areas, suggesting that they remain vulnerable and exposed to climatic extremes. Modelling results suggest that these yield trends, including yield gaps, are primarily attributed to existing crop management approaches as opposed to the climatic regimes in these areas. Recommendations include several solutions that could result in an immediate response and reduce yield gaps while increasing harvestable yields. Such measures include increasing technology transfer and agronomic management education to small-scale outgrowers, adopting drought-resistant, high-yielding sugarcane varieties, contouring and mulching, improving soil structural properties and minimizing in-field traffic. The study concludes that if sugarcane growers are to withstand the effects of extreme climatic events, they have to consider shifting crop management approaches and be proactively included in related research.

INTELLEKTUAL MULK HUQUQINI BOSHQARISH VA TEXNOLOGIYALAR TRANSFERINI DAVLAT TOMONIDAN QO‘LLAB-QUVVATLASHNING TASHKILIY-HUQUQIY MASALALARI

This article discusses the role and importance of state support in the management of intellectual property rights and technology transfer. The issues of domestic and foreign experience of state programs in this direction are discussed. In particular, the organizational and legal framework of IT technology transfer in Uzbekistan, as an example of India and the Republic of Belarus, was analyzed. The aspect of state participation in intellectual property management from the perspective of not only public but also private law is touched upon. This is demonstrated by the experience of the European Union. At the same time, the issues of improving contractual and legal mechanisms for regulation of technology transfer in IT parks and the expected results were discussed. Comparative legal analysis, methods of logical interpretation, and systematization were chosen as the main methods in this study. Also in the study, the expression of norms of technology transfer is analyzed, and ideas for further improvement of the existing situation in comparison with the legislation of foreign countries are put forward.

Tool for assessment of the green technology transfer structure in Brazilian public universities

This article presents one analysis of the management of green technology transfer within the context of Brazilian public universities. The study aimed to evaluate the existing practices and identify areas for improvement in the dissemination and absorption of environmental technologies. The research methodology employs an applied and exploratory approach, combining quantitative and qualitative analyses. The study applied a tool specifically designed to assess and support technology managers in the green technology transfer process. This tool incorporates eleven dimensions, including People, Process, Budget, Relationship, Integrated Management, Research and Development (R&D) in Green Technologies, Intellectual Property, Valuation, Commercialization, Environment, and Society. To analyze the effectiveness of the developed tool, a diagnosis was carried out in the Brazilian scenario. The survey identified and evaluated 413 university-registered groups that are actively involved in green research. The collected data were analyzed using statistical techniques such as Pearson's linear correlation coefficients, multivariate analysis, and factor analysis. The findings highlight several gaps and challenges in the green technology transfer process. These gaps present opportunities for improvement and call for universities to develop strategic measures to address them. Collaborative efforts with Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) and research groups within the institutions are also crucial in bridging these gaps. The study concludes by urging universities to adopt strategies that focus on reducing identified gaps and promoting sustainable collaboration between academia and industry in the field of green technology transfer. Overall, this research points to the current state of green technology transfer management in Brazilian public universities, providing valuable insights and recommendations for enhancing the process and driving sustainable innovation in the country.

Analysis of Development Strategy for Ecological Agriculture Based on a Neural Network in the Environmental Economy

Ecological agriculture (E.A.) protects soil, water, and the climate, ensuring nutritious food. It encourages biodiversity and prohibits chemical inputs or hybrids. Agricultural development strategy should prioritize the development of water, land, forests, biodiversity, agricultural infrastructure, research and extension, technology transfer, investment, and unified management to bring about significant changes in agriculture. Agricultural practices have resulted in deforestation, biodiversity loss, ecosystem extinction, genetic engineering, irrigation issues, pollution, degraded soils, and related waste. Food producers increasingly use artificial neural networks (ANN) at most agricultural production and farm management stages. A new EA-ANN method, including agriculture, has been widely employed to solve categorization and prediction tasks. In addition to maintaining natural resources, sustainable agriculture helps preserve soil quality, reduces erosion, and conserves water. Ecological farming uses ecological services, including water filtering, pollination, oxygen generation, and disease and insect management. ANN increases harvest quality and accuracy of evaluating the economy by enhancing productivity. Agriculture’s prediction and economic profitability are focused on the energy optimization afforded by ANN. Ecological knowledge is assessed in light of commercial markets’ inability to provide sufficient environmental goods. Future agriculture can include robotics, sensors, aerial photos, and global positioning systems. The proposed method uses supervised artificial learning to read the data and provide an output based on effectively classifying the natural and constructed environment. The probability distribution implemented in ANN is a function specifying all possible values and probabilities of a random variable within a specific range of values. The mathematical model assumes that EA-ANN utilizes machine learning on an internet of things platform with bio-sensor assistance to achieve ecological agriculture. Microbial biotechnology is activated, and the best option for EA-ANN is calculated for an effective data-driven model. This ensures profitability and limits the impacts of manufacturing, such as pollution and waste, on the environment. Various agricultural strategies can result in environmental concerns. The EA-ANN methodology is used to make accurate predictions using field data. Agricultural workers can use the results to plan for the future of water resources more effectively.

THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE INCUBATION AND ACCELERATION OF SMEs IN THE PROVINCE OF SANTA ELENA, A CASE ANALYSIS

This study analyzes the entrepreneurship ecosystem at Santa Elena province. This baseline will serve for the management and promotion of the incubation and acceleration of SMEs and startups within the framework of the research project: Management of innovation and technology transfer through sustainable business incubation and acceleration systems in the province of Santa Elena.
 Methodology: The study variables were approached with a quantitative approach, from the consistency analysis of the data collection instrument, descriptive analysis of the dimensions, and even the deductive contrast of the hypotheses of the relationship between the variables. For this last process, a correlational type of analysis was required.
 Results: Using an online survey, the small businesses segment, made up of 678 companies, registered with the Superintendence of Companies, was surveyed. Under this survey, a total of 259 valid responses were obtained.
 Conclusions: With the results obtained, it can be concluded that entrepreneurship ecosystems boost the competitiveness of SMEs and start-ups, and they require the support and technical assistance of business incubation and acceleration systems. These, in turn, contribute to the progress and socio-economic well-being of the province and region.

Prestige and technology-transaction prices: Evidence from patent-selling by Chinese universities

Pricing is important to the functioning of markets for technology. A considerable body of research has studied how various factors contribute to determining prices, yet the effects of both technology providers’ and buyers’ prestige on prices remain underexplored. This study investigates how prestige affects pricing in university–firm technology transactions. We argue that prestige shapes prices by influencing both technology valuation and negotiations. Using transaction data on patented university technologies in Zhejiang Province in China during the period spanning 2017–2019, we examine the relationship between inventor team prestige and transaction prices. We also investigate how this relationship depends on organizational prestige, specifically that of a supplying university and a buying firm. We find a positive relationship between inventor team prestige and transaction prices. Furthermore, this relationship is positively moderated by university prestige, while it is negatively moderated by firm prestige. This study generates implications for universities as they manage technology transfer to firms.

Теоретичні аспекти трансферу технологій: сутність, результативність, підходи до управління

The article is aimed at highlighting some basic concepts of technology transfer and indicators of its effectiveness in the paradigm of «observation – orientation – decision – action» in the process of functioning of industrial enterprises on the basis of a systematic approach to management. The scientific novelty of the research results is the consideration of technology transfer on the basis of process and system approaches in the context of management with outlining the theoretical aspects of the effectiveness of technology transfer as a process. It is determined that technology transfer is a process that involves not only the transfer of knowledge, but also the transformation of this knowledge into a certain innovative technology with the active participation of the «source» of this technology and the end user of the product manufactured using this technology. This process needs to be managed. It is noted that technology transfer management is a purposeful set of managerial actions for technology transfer in order to increase the level of technological development and competitiveness of enterprise. The use of process and system approaches allows considering the technology transfer as a complex of interrelated processes that interact with each other as elements of a whole (a certain system). It is determined that the use of process approach to management of technology transfer makes it possible to obtain a holistic view of this process and ensure its compliance with the general objectives of enterprise. It is noted that the system approach allows technology transfer to be considered as a complex of interrelated actions (processes) that are parts of the whole (certain system). It is emphasized that the process of technology transfer should be not only effective (characterize not only the qualitative side of the process), but also effective; the effectiveness of the process of technology transfer in the context of a systematic approach should be calculated on the basis of a system of indicators of the components of this effectiveness on the basis of modeling.

Managing technology transfer and university-industry linkage in a developing country: empirical evidence from Nigeria

Knowledge institutions are key drivers of national competitiveness. The expectations from these institutions now include knowledge transfer to support industrial development. To coordinate these efforts, technology transfer offices (TTOs) become a plausible strategy. In Nigeria, these offices are mandated to manage intellectual property assets, create IP awareness, and engage industry for research uptake. This paper provides a baseline assessment of how TTOs have performed in Nigeria, including key challenges confronting them. Primary data were collected with the aid of a structured questionnaire. Results show that IP sensitisation, IP strategy promotion, and collation of completed and ongoing R&D outputs were prominent activities of these offices. Industry visitation and technology open day strategies were deployed to promote technology transfer. Some TTOs performed better than others in IP asset creation, while five of them reported six spin-off products. The paper concludes with key challenges confronting them and proposes appropriate policy recommendations for effective management.

Managing technology transfer and university-industry linkage in a developing country: empirical evidence from Nigeria

Managing technology transfer and university-industry linkage in a developing country: empirical evidence from Nigeria

Pengembangan Website Yayasan Wangi Bumi Nusantara dalam Diseminasi Informasi Pengelolaan Bank Sampah Kota Depok

In order to support the empowerment of the Waste Bank, Bakrie University collaborates with the Wangi Bumi Nusantara Foundation as a partner in charge of 11 District Waste Bank Coordinators in Depok. Partners have played a role as a forum for the Waste Bank network, environmental activists, research and development programs, empowering human resources, and innovating environmentally friendly products. Currently, partners face communication problems to support routine activities and community development, such as recording waste bank transactions, coordination, providing recycled product storefronts, data analysis, branding, and product marketing. Therefore, we need a tool that can overcome those problems. The purpose of this activity is to design, create and fill out content on a prototype web portal. The portal is a combination of a website and a web portal. The website serves to convey information about waste banks for community members. This portal also functions as a showcase for waste bank products. The methodology is carried out through preparation stages, surveys of potential development activities, Focus Group Discussions, technology transfer, website prototyping, ecoprint training with ponding techniques, training on using web portals, evaluation, monitoring, and mentoring. Currently, the web portal is active and can be accessed by partner, waste bank managers, and the general public via https://wangibuminusantara.org which is hosting for the next 3 years. Technology transfer and website management assistance have also been carried out to partner and Coordinators of Sub-District Waste Banks. Partners say this web application is very helpful in introducing profiles, program information and product marketing.

การจัดลำดับความสำคัญของกลุ่มงานวิจัยในสาขาวิชาวิศวกรรมอุตสาหการและโลจิสติกส์ของไทยในยุคอุตสาหกรรม 4.0

This research aims to set the direction of research groups in Industrial and Logistics Engineering according to the evolution of Industry 4.0 era by applying Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The applied AHP consists of 6 criterion which are research that promote and support the entrepreneur to develop commercial innovation, research that go along with Industry 4.0, research that go along with the development of Thailand Industry, research that challenge the interest of domestic entrepreneur, research that needed digital technology to support the operation and research that promote and support the competitiveness enhancement of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand. This research applies AHP to rank 12 research groups which are the group of operation research, the group of production and operation management, work study, plant layout, ergonomics and safety management, the group of quality management, the group of energy management, the group of green and sustainability in industrial engineering, the group of materials and manufacturing engineering, the group of supply chain and logistics, the group of innovation management and industrial technology transfer, the group of engineering management, the group of maintenance and reliability engineering and the group of other related topics to industrial engineering. The results from AHP show that the group of innovation management and industrial technology transfer, the group of green and sustainability in industrial engineering, the group of energy management and the group of supply chain and logistics are the research groups that need to be focused through 2 processes which are to promote and funding and to improve the related educational curriculum according to the direction of research groups.

Managing Technology Transfer Challenges in the Renewable Energy Sector within the European Union

The use of fossil fuels to generate energy is often associated with serious negative effects on the environment. The greenhouse gas emissions resulting from burning these fuels destroy the ozone layer and lead to global warming. As a strategic approach to the solution of this problem, calls for research and development, as well as the implementation of technologies associated with renewable energy sources within the European Union (EU), have intensified in recent years. One of the keys to a successful outcome from this intensified effort is to identify the challenges associated with the transfer of both intellectual property and technology rights in the renewable energy sector within the EU. The present paper contributes towards this direction. Firstly, data from the literature were used to identify contemporary trends within the European Union with regards to technology transfer and intellectual property within the sector of renewable energy. Then, a statistical analysis utilising an ordinary least squares (OLS) model was conducted to establish a correlation between renewable energy innovations (research and development) and the level of investment associated with renewable energy technologies. Finally, this correlation, along with the associated challenges, was then critically explored for four of the most popular renewable energy sources (namely solar energy, biomass, wind energy, and marine renewable energy), and conclusions are reported.