Factors that Impact on University-Industry Collaboration :: Empirical Evidence from Sweden and Germany

摘要: Public policy supports knowledge and technology transfer from university to industry since it is frequently assumed have a positive impact on innovation processes in firms. University-industry collaboration especially encouraged although not all individual scholars are equally interested university-industry collaboration. The purpose of this paper assess which extent certain factors relate the decision researchers collaborate with industry. It builds upon survey professors Sweden Germany. shown that financial constraints, attitudes, personal experience patenting related regression results show who experienced decrease base funding conduct applied research much more likely Furthermore, hold previous patents, attitude towards commercial issues engineering sciences higher propensity engage